The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

After two torturous months of campaigning, the wait is over. Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU party, is on ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz faced an uphill struggle to build a coalition government on Monday, a ...

Mr Scholz’s most likely successor is Boris Pistorius, the outgoing defence minister, who is popular and has called for more defence spending, and could be a good fit for Mr Merz. Mark Leonard ...

Election winner likens the Trump administration to Putin’s Russia as he bids to take Europe in a new direction.

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

The German electorate has backed conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

Secretary-General Mark Rutte congratulated Merz, saying he looks forward to working with him “in this crucial moment for our shared security”. “It’s vital that Europe step up on defence ...