Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated conservative leader Friedrich Merz on his victory in Sunday's ...

The 69-year-old CDU candidate is set to become chancellor at a time when Germany is going through a deep economic, security ...

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Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a ...

Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new ...

Video - Angela Merkel's rival, a corporate lawyer and millionaire, and a politician accused of cooperating with the far-right ...

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

The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the second-largest share of the votes in the German election, it's the ...

Nahal Toosi is POLITICO’s senior foreign affairs correspondent. She has reported on war, genocide and political chaos in a career that has taken her around the world. Germans delivered a major ...