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 ...

Germans vote in a national election on Sunday which is expected to see Friedrich Merz's conservatives regain power and the ...

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

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he will travel to Washington to try to convince President Donald Trump that ...

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

Ursula von der Leyen is about to face the most serious challenge to her leadership since she became European Commission ...

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over ...

The contenders in Germany’s election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner ...

By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger, the chief diplomatic correspondent for Europe, reported from Berlin. Friedrich Merz, the man favored to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections on Sunday ...

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