With his party topping Germany's snap election poll, Friedrich Merz looks set to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming ...

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.

German election winner Merz says priority is unity in Europe in light of pressure from Trump administration and Russia ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the<a class="excerpt-read-more" hre ...

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Germany goes to the polls in an election that could have sweeping consequences for U.S.-European ...

For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party has come second in a German national election, a result that ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz pledged to help Europe achieve "real independence from the US" on defence in stark ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Voters give the center-right a chance to govern, but the AfD lurks to take advantage of failure.