The left-wing conservative BSW party fell just short of the 5% threshold to enter the Bundestag with a nail-biting share of 4 ...

With all constituencies counted, the centre-right Christian Democratic Union has claimed victory, while minnows, including ...

Germany's election reshapes the political scene, with the far right and far left parties on the rise and coalition chaos and ...

After two torturous months of campaigning, the wait is over. Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU party, is on ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, has said "from tomorrow we start working" on forming a government as ...

Friedrich Merz has emerged victorious in a general election which saw dramatic changes in German politics - but given that ...

Friedrich Merz will be the next chancellor of Germany. And he still can’t tell what his government program will be. His ...

Germany’s centre-right leader Friedrich Merz won federal elections on Sunday, clearing his path to become Chancellor at a ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz faced a tough challenge Monday in forming a coalition government after an election win that also saw ...

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

Germany is holding a federal election on February 23 – a snap vote called by chancellor Olaf Scholz when his coalition government fell apart at the end of last ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany was in some ways the biggest winner of the night, recording double its 2021 result. The ...