We are more determined than ever to achieve great things together for France and for Germany and to work for strong and ...

Is the outcome of the German election bullish for European stocks? It depends on the degree to which “realpolitik” prevails ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz on Monday faced the task of quickly building a new government that is eagerly awaited ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the centre-right opposition, Friedrich ...

Friedrich Merz‘s conservatives have won Germany’s election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they had expected. “Let’s celebrate tonight and in the morning, we’ll get to ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

Other parties were stronger in only a few eastern constituencies outside Berlin. In western Germany, which accounts for most of the country's population, AfD trailed Merz's Union and sometimes other ...

Germany’s likely chancellor Friedrich Merz has said the rise of the far-right AfD party is a “final warning” to democratic ...

Despite these record-breaking results, it remains most likely that Mr Merz will seek a coalition with the SPD over AfD. While ...

German stocks rallied on Monday and the euro reached a one-month high after Germany’s election result put centrist parties on track to form ...

Germany's conservatives won the country's snap elections, but many in the party are disappointed at its overall showing. The ...