Following rare back-to-back economic contractions in 2023 and 2024, German businesses are hopeful that a new government ...

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

Of all three former governing parties, the Greens performed best in the recent general election. But they have still landed ...

Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark ...

The crucial question now is which coalition will help Friedrich Merz secure the Chancellorship, and how stable and enduring ...

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

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

Merz has pledged to tighten immigration controls, introducing a five-point plan that includes stricter border checks, entry ...

Friedrich Merz and his party, the CDU/CSU, are on the cusp of entering office and will face tough decisions ahead on how to ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

The election results in Germany are clearer than they have been in a long time. CDU/CSU will emerge as the strongest party ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.