Even though negotiations to form a coalition have not yet begun, the head of the Christian Democratic Union party, which came ...

Germany’s Greens vowed to block plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state borrowing but ...

Germany's Greens vowed to block plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state borrowing to ...

FILE - Floor leader Friedrich Merz, left, and Angela Merkel, chairwoman of the Christian Democrats Union party (CDU), cheer after Merz's speech to the delegates of the CDU party convention in ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a memorandum dictating how to cooperate during the ...

“After [President] Donald Trump’s remarks last week … it is clear that this government does not care much about the fate of Europe,” said Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, talks are ongoing on how to increase defense spending. As Friedrich Merz ...

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, had the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a victory in a national election on Sunday (February 23, 2025), while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest ...

Global leaders congratulate conservative leader Friedrich Merz and his alliance, but others focus on the success of the AfD. Friedrich Merz, centre, the chancellor candidate of the conservative ...