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

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

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU, is set to form a coalition after winning the most votes, per exit polls. The ...

US President Donald Trump has hailed Sunday as a “great day for Germany” after an election in which conservative opposition ...

Merz, leader of the CDU/CSU alliance, argued during the election campaign that Europe needed to take more responsibility for ...