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

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for ...

The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

The Christian Democratic Union’s likely victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or ...

Friedrich Merz is on the brink of achieving a long-held goal of becoming Germany's next chancellor after initial results ...

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

Welcome to the FT’s coverage of the German election, which was called last year after the three-party coalition led by the SPD’s Olaf Scholz collapsed. The CDU led by Friedrich Merz is ahead ...