BERLIN - Germany's Greens may refuse to back plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state ...

Compared to last October, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not rallied as much as ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor after the country’s election, ...

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

Friedrich Merz faces a host of political, economic and foreign policy challenges as he puts together a working coalition ...

Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time. Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the mantle of chancellor in waiting.

Friedrich Merz, who once presented himself as the last line of defence against debt madness, is now set to push Germany’s new ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe, will be Germany’s next leader. The hard-right AfD ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...