The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left ...

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is considering unlocking ... for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s stimulus during the Covid-19 pandemic. The proposal would stimulate a stagnating ...

The far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany surged to become the second-largest political force in the country.

BERLIN — Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country ... including responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The election took place seven months earlier than originally ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday's election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming ... restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and support for Ukraine after Russia's full ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming ... restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and support for Ukraine after Russia’s ...

Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc has won ... delivered balanced budgets from 2014 to 2019. Then came the coronavirus pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which led to the invocation ...