Friedrich Merz, Germany's election winner, is considering reforms to Germany's spending limits to rejuvenate its economy and military. Talks with the Social Democrats are underway despite election ...

Germany's conservatives led by election winner Friedrich Merz held first talks Friday with the Social Democrats on forming a ...

Germany's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) plan to continue exploratory talks next week aimed at forming a ...

The German federal election produced a parliament representing five main parties, plus one seat for regionalists in Schleswig ...

Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started ...

Overseeing all these policy choices have been the CDU/CSU and SDP, which have led every German government since the Second ...

Germany’s federal election was subject to “clear” and “successful” manipulation by Russia and other foreign actors, the head ...

Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is an unlikely candidate to lead a decisive break with the US. But an erstwhile ...

Friedrich Merz is in favor of boosting Europe’s military strength, standing against antisemites and by the Jewish state, and getting tougher on Iran.

Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a ...

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Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democrats plan to start exploratory talks this week on forming a governing ...