CDU's Friedrich Merz has claimed victory while SPD's Olaf Scholz has regretted the "bitter" election result. The German ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

Despite significant gains for the far right, the election may just result in a German government able to take on a leadership role in Europe.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose centre-right bloc won the country's election on Sunday, ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose centre-right bloc won the country's election on Sunday, said ...