Friedrich Merz, who is set to become the new German chancellor, has vowed to "create unity" in Europe as it adjusts to the new Trump administration and Russia's war on Ukraine. Mr Merz's task will ...

Christian Democrats leader Friedrich Merz will likely be the next chancellor of Germany after his party won the majority of the seats in the country's election. Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via ...

German voters have chosen a new direction in ... heading towards the strongest showing of the far-right since World War II. Merz was quick to claim victory, saying he is aware of the dimension ...

BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Germany's political newcomer, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), said on Monday it might legally challenge the results of the national election after narrowly missing ...

A far-right party could hold the balance of power in Germany after sweeping to second place in a historic election. Exit polls, issued after voting ended, suggest AfD (Alternative for Germany ...

As a result, the CDU/CSU partnership is projected to secure 208 seats in the Bundestag, the German parliament ... in Germany since the end of World War II. The AfD’s rise highlights its growing ...

The ripple effect that Germany’s election could spell across Britain, the US and EU German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called ...

Built in Poland under Nazi German occupation initially as a concentration camp for Poles and later for Soviet prisoners of war, it soon became a prison for a number of other nationalities. Between the ...

In a rapidly changing world, MADE in Germany examines the risks and benefits of digitalization and its impact on the way we work, what we earn and how we live. The program also investigates the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election ...