Deeply divided Germany elects conservative Merz chancellor, far right surges to second place
Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, crumbling international order and sluggish German economy face the incoming chancellor.
He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
The Christian Democrats are forming a new coalition, with plans that include a possible restart of nuclear power.
Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday’s national election raises ...
Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said an 'absolute priority' for him will be to distance Europe from the U.S.
Friedrich Merz is on track to become Germany's next chancellor after his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party ...
Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...
The conservative party in Germany dominated elections during the weekend, with Friedrich Merz poised to become the nation's ...
Sunday’s federal elections in Germany were held at a time when Germany’s support for human rights both at home and on the ...
A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
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