Analysts say Friedrich Merz will have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S.

The pound traded lower against the euro on Monday after Germany's conservatives won a national election as expected. The euro ...

The leader of Germany’s Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, expressed his shock, telling the Welt newspaper: “Although ...

The conservative CDU/CSU won, and the chancellor's Social Democrats were voted out in a disastrous result for the party. One ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

Friedrich Merz led the party to a 28.6% share of the vote. The far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party came second with ...

The euro posted gains early on Monday after Germany's opposition conservatives secured the national election, as expected, ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

Ms Merkel moved to consolidate her grip on Germany’s centre-right after the Union narrowly lost a national election in 2002. She pushed Mr Merz aside as leader of its parliamentary group, taking the ...

Inflation concerns grow as manufacturing prices rise ahead of tariffs.