Such talks often drag on for weeks if not months in Germany, but Merz is in a hurry to reach a deal with Europe's biggest economy facing economic malaise and an upheaval in relations with the U.S.

Merz’s government is the last chance for the German establishment parties to govern effectively,” says Matt Gertken, ...

Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started ...

Should an AfD-led Germany withdraw from NATO, the alliance would surely collapse, as would an EU without Germany. Instead, a ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, voter demographics and possible coalition outcomes.

Several German election candidates have cried foul as a new electoral reform meant they were left without a seat despite winning their district. The CDU/CSU wants to make electoral reform a condition ...

The Washington Examiner followed the Berlin-Pankow chapter of the AfD in the days up to election night as the once-outsider ...

Kremer could become Merz’s right-hand man on EU affairs as chief Europe adviser in the chancellery, Euractiv has learned.