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Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...

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

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

In a congratulatory telegram, President Abbas wished Merz success in forming the new government to serve the German people ...

Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday’s national election raises ...

Friedrich Merz faces complex coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats, who finished first in Sunday’s election, has vowed ...

Merz has warned against more paralysis in Berlin at a time US President Trump is driving head-spinning change, German economy ...