Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and soon to be chancellor of Germany, announced ...

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...

The surging far-right is a symptom of a world slipping out of progressive control – and comprehension.

However, reunification in 1990 allowed Angela Merkel, the East German daughter of a protestant pastor, to enter politics and ...

And overwhelmingly it has been brought about by allowing millions of Muslims into the West who have no desire to fit in, but ...

From Danijel Višević, General Partner, World Fund, Former communications adviser to chancellor Angela Merkel, Berlin, Germany ...

The Christian Democrat, whose party won the parliamentary elections, quickly began negotiating with the Social Democrats to ...

The CDU/CSU was led to victory on Sunday by the towering Friedrich Merz, who has never served in the German government until ...

The Left won 8.8 percent of the vote, nearly doubling its share from the last election. It performed especially well in the ...

Friedrich Merz’s coalition, comprising CDU and its Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU), secured the largest vote ...

Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc has won the national election and now faces coalition talks. Merz seemed keen to get to work right away, saying that "the world isn't waiting for us." ...

Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its ...