The election also saw an unprecedented surge in support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which captured 20.8%, making it the second-largest party. Coalition negotiations will be ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. With vote counting finished, preliminary results show ...

Friedrich Merz has confirmed he hopes to form a coalition government featuring his Christian Democratic Union and the ...

Key issues include infrastructure, digitalization, defense spending, energy transition, and soaring rents - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Shares in Germany's Rheinmetall have soared 57% this year, while BAE Systems is up 17% and France's Thales has gained 22%.

"The members have the final say," said party chairman Lars Klingbeil. "The members will make the final decision." Klingbeil ...

Friedrich Merz previously held the position of the chairman of the united CDU/CSU faction during the last legislative period from 2000 to 2002 ...

According to the bill, at a time of martial law, Ukrainian military units can be deployed to other countries and stay there "in order to carry out activities related to ensuring national security and ...

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

The man poised to be Germany’s next leader delivered a jolt this week when he warned that the demise of NATO in its current ...

Sir Keir Starmer must offer Europe the protection of Britain’s nuclear weapons amid fears of Donald Trump scaling back ...