Analysts say Friedrich Merz will have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S.

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

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for ...

The far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany surged to become the second-largest political force in the country.

German conservatives under likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move quickly to try to form a coalition ...

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

Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic ...

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

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

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

Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after his unofficial victory Sunday that a top priority is to make his country and ...