After Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won a plurality of seats in federal elections Sunday, party ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Friedrich Merz’s mainstream Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, ...

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

Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU win in Germany's early election signaled a shift in the political landscape, as dissatisfaction with ...

Germany’s national election on Feb. 23, 2025, the 20th since the Federal Republic’s establishment in 1949, saw a significant ...

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

Decades after the unification of Germany, the rise of extremist parties has divided the country once again, leaving the ...

Amnesty International has slammed Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union and possible next ...

A wobbly Social Democrats led coalition lasted just three years and lost amidst resentment over Germany’s economic downturn ...

Sunday’s federal elections in Germany were held at a time when Germany’s support for human rights both at home and on the ...