Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

German conservatives under likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move quickly to try to form a coalition ...

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for ...

World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...

The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

BERLIN — Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz has cast his vote in the German election. Merz is the leader of ...

A marked moment of political severance came at the end of January, when Friedrich Merz pushed through a non-binding motion on ...

With Germany's election results in, Friedrich Merz emerges as a key figure who has promised to reshape Europe-US relations ...