Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security ...

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

Germans have given establishment parties one last chance. Right-wing populists wait on the sidelines. PARIS — The good news ...

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

Germany's next leader, conservative Friedrich Merz, has raised the alarm over European defence but the clock is ticking for ...

The German electorate has backed conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Many world leaders, especially in Europe, have congratulated Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian ...

Merz’s “real independence” statement would have been noteworthy coming from any German chancellor. But it is even more striking when one considers the fact that Merz is a committed transatlanticist ...

Friedrich Merz says ‘intervention’ from Washington ‘no less drastic, dramatic, and ultimately no less brazen, than the intervention that we have seen from Moscow’ ...

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.

Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.