Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream conservatives ...

Friedrich Merz from the CDU/CSU likely to form new government with battered Social Democrats while pro-renewables Greens no ...

German stocks rose on Monday as election results indicated it's likely a government will be able to be formed between the main center-right and center-left parties.

These include an economic malaise that has gripped the country in recent years, with its car-and-export-orientated economy ...

US stock markets suffered a late swoon last Friday. They started on a bad footing, loosing around 0.5% in the first trading hour with disappointing US eco data triggering an orderly correction. The ...

The single currency gained 0.3 per cent in early trading in Europe to $1.0489. The currency briefly hit a high for the year ...

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz said Sunday that Europe must boost its own ...

Photo: Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, gestures while ...

The conservative CDU/CSU won, and the chancellor's Social Democrats were voted out in a disastrous result for the party. One in five Germans voted for the far right. What does this mean for Germany?

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and is sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have won the snap elections in ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative alliance that won Germany's national election on Sunday, is set to become ...

German conservatives under likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move quickly to try to form a coalition ...