BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just ...

The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The ...

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to his Christian Democrats' conservative roots, help business and crack down ...

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.

Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and in first place in opinion polls ahead of Sunday's ...

A network of more than 700 fake social media accounts has sprung up in the last week of Germany's election campaign.

Germany’s probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

BERLIN - Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz said on Thursday the U.S. was at risk of sliding into longer-term ...

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on ...

Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz are pictured in tv studio ahead of a debate in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.