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 faces urgent economic and geopolitical crises. But to form a coalition he needs to turn foes into friends – ...

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

German politicians made a last push for votes on Saturday ahead of pivotal elections, with conservatives still leading the ...

The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.

Sunday’s vote comes at a time of upheaval for Europe and its biggest economy as US President Donald Trump has ended a united ...

When Donald Trump won the US election in November, Germany’s government imploded. Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance ...

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old conservative leader, is in pole-position to become Germany's next chancellor, in a vote ...

With international politics in flux, three leading historians give their views on the most consequential election in a ...