After winning the German election, the conservative leader must navigate a new era without Washington as a close ally.

The German Greens' top candidate, Robert Habeck, acknowledged that his party's showing in the election is likely to fall ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday ...

Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU bloc is on track for a clear victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections even as support for the far right surged, according to projections based on initial results from ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become the country's next chancellor after initial results showed ...

Merz was considered a failed politician only seven years ago and was twice rejected as Angela Merkel’s successor.