Germany now faces weeks to months of negotiations as the conservatives, under presumptive Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz, try to form a government collation. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is hoping to win the country's next election, co-leader Alice Weidel said on Monday, one day after the party secured a historic second-place finish on the ...

For months now, the anti-immigration far-right Alternative for Germany Party (AfD) has been calling for early elections. The ...

(L-R) The leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and his party's main candidate for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Bavaria's State Premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) came on top in Germany’s snap election Sunday, while the incumbent Social Democrats (SPD) ...

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples ...

Cottbus, Germany, a modest-sized east German city near the Polish border, with its historic town square whose buildings date back as far as the 15th century, might seem a strange place to visit for ...