By Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -Election winner Friedrich Merz on Tuesday ruled out a quick reform ...

OP-ED. The likely future German chancellor may be a hard-line conservative, but he could well be the man to transform the country and revitalize Europe, writes international relations specialist ...

Germany's next leader, conservative Friedrich Merz, has raised the alarm over European defence but the clock is ticking for ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund ...

The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to ...

Germany's Left Party will vote against a special fund for increased military spending in the next legislature, party leader ...

Germany’s conservative Christian Democrat-led bloc secured 208 out of 630 seats in the lower house of parliament, meaning its ...

The German electorate has backed conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

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

Paltry service numbers are not only an indication of military unreadiness, but a symptom of widespread European unwillingness ...

Following rare back-to-back economic contractions in 2023 and 2024, German businesses are hopeful that a new government ...

Social Democratic Party co-leader Klingbeil expects conservative chief Merz to change 'course and tone' before talks to form ...