While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of ...

Friedrich Merz, whose conservative party is ahead in polls before Sunday’s election, sees an “epochal rupture” with a United ...

The country’s new government will need to quickly demonstrate its resilience and that it can take on the task of showing that Europe counts.

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on ...

Friedrich Merz is on the precipice of becoming Germany’s next chancellor. If successful, his conservatism and quest for new allies to secure Europe’s nuclear deterrent could create a “two-speed Europe ...

On European issues, the leader of the Christian Democrats and likely future chancellor of Germany intends to lay boundaries ...

Germany's opposition leader Friedrich Merz is the front-runner in the country's election campaign, with his center-right ...

Germany’s probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

PETER SPARDING is Senior Vice President and Director of Policy at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress and ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, told POLITICO he's "very worried" the European Union is heading ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz said on Thursday the U.S. was at risk of sliding into ...

Friedrich Merz, expected to become Germany's next chancellor, promises a more assertive foreign policy aligned with a strong ...