CDU's Friedrich Merz has claimed victory while SPD's Olaf Scholz has regretted the "bitter" election result. The German ...

The crucial question now is which coalition will help Friedrich Merz secure the Chancellorship, and how stable and enduring ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

Far-right gains and a ‘sharper and edgier’ chancellor are among the takeaways from the country’s contest, an expert says.

Notably, the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 19.5 percent votes. Its leader Alice Weidel expressed her ...

Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose centre-right bloc won the country's election on Sunday, said ...

Despite significant gains for the far right, the election may just result in a German government able to take on a leadership role in Europe.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose centre-right bloc won the country's election on Sunday, ...

Over beer, pretzels and sausages, guests gathered last night at the German ambassador’s house in Belgravia to watch the federal election results come in. The fact that the mood scarcely changed ...

German voters are heading to the polls for a national election. German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national ...