The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

A network of more than 700 fake social media accounts has sprung up in the last week of Germany's election campaign.

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

he nevertheless posted photos of each of these meetings on social media platforms throughout the day. Read more Subscribers only With election win, Friedrich Merz, rival of Angela Merkel ...

While Merz is already setting the scene for his chancellery with an unprecedented, debt-funded investment announcement, ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in January. | Maja Hitij/Getty Images But a closer look suggests that “Queen Ursula” — a moniker she has gained thanks ...

Friedrich Merz is the man tasked with leading Germany's next administration. Merz, who was somewhat sidelined during Angela ...

Supporters of Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic ... Ronny Hartmann/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images In a race where the main winners and losers were clear from the ...

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of ... parliamentary elections on February 23 in Berlin. Maja Hitij/Getty Images Merz had run twice to take control of the party, losing to Kramp-Karrenbaur ...

Photo: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images BERLIN—Friedrich Merz is the clear winner of the German election. The question now for the conservative leader is how fast and with whom he can cobble toge ...

Kirill Kudryavtsev/Getty Images “Who would have thought that we ... “The top priority for me and Friedrich Merz in the coming days is that we achieve something together and I am not giving up the ...