How long all of that would take remains to be seen; in the past, it has varied greatly from government to government. In 2017 ...

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

For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party has come second in a German national election, a result that ...

One in five voters in the German election favored the far right. The AfD leader’s dramatic rise terrifies many of the others.

The opposition conservative leader Friedrich Merz has emerged victorious in the German Federal Elections and the results will ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

Germany's opposition conservatives won a national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next ...