Mr Merz revealed plans for two changes to the debt brake, a constitutional provision in place since 2009 that lets the ...

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...

Who is Germany’s election winner and how will he fare against AfD leader Alice Weidel? - Friedrich Merz has taken aim at the ...

Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

German nationals are heading to the ballots on February 23, with the country's current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, down in ...

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government ... Merz's conservatives came first in Germany's national election on Sunday, according to projected results, well ahead of their closest ...

Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc won 28.6% of the votes, followed by 20.8% for the far-right Alternative for Germany, according to the ...

A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military ...

(AP Photo/Martin Meissner) BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and ...