The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the CSU, led with 28.6% of the vote, while the AfD came in second with 20.8%, more than doubling its previous share. CDU leader ...

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

Friedrich Merz previously held the position of the chairman of the united CDU/CSU faction during the last legislative period from 2000 to 2002 ...

The man poised to be Germany’s next leader delivered a jolt this week when he warned that the demise of NATO in its current ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

President Donald Trump has a plan to save Europe, and the results of Sunday's election in Germany show it's working. The ...

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

Paltry service numbers are not only an indication of military unreadiness, but a symptom of widespread European unwillingness ...

Germany's outgoing parliament could still greenlight a new special fund to boost defence spending but reforming strict limits ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...

As the Trump administration ramps up its rhetoric against Ukraine and NATO, European countries are taking note — with ...