Friedrich Merz and his conservative Christian Democratic Union must now persuade Germans that he can fix the economy and get ...

Even as Friedrich Merz of the CDU/CSU bloc has struck a deal to form a government in Germany, the far-right AfD has emerged ...

BERLIN - Germany's far-right AfD party topped a major poll for the first time on Wednesday in a sign of growing ...

Friedrich Merz faces fierce internal criticism and sees his conservative base threatens to break after agreements with the ...

BERLIN — German lawmakers will gather in early May to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor after his conservative bloc sealed a ...

AfD’s new position may also shutter talks of outright banning the party, a controversial proposal that split mainstream lawmakers. The poll came the same day CDU leader Friedrich Merz announced ...

Details on a political deal to form a new German coalition government will be presented Wednesday by the conservative ...

German election winner seals deal to form new government aiming to spur economic growth and ramp up defence spending.

For the AfD, this represents an increase of ... led by the likely next Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, lost two percentage points. The CDU and CSU secured victory in the Bundestag election ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. He has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging ...

A new poll shows the Alternative für Deutschland is now Germany’s most popular political party, marking another turning point for the right-wing group’s rise. The anti-immigration, populist AfD reache ...

For the AfD, this represents an increase of one percentage point compared to the last poll, marking its best result to date. By contrast, the CDU/CSU, led by the likely next Federal Chancellor ...