Germany’s conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have emerged as the biggest winners in the German federal election, ...

The relationship between Europe and the U.S. is one of the world’s longest alliances, and yet it has never been more closely ...

In spite of the Tesla CEO's best efforts, the AfD performed no better than had been expected when snap elections were called.

Friedrich Merz, the man favored by early exit polls to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections Sunday, was forced out of government years ago in a power struggle with Angela Merkel. The leader of ...

Germans voted for a change of leadership Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation's left-leaning ...

The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

Voters give the center-right a chance to govern, but the AfD lurks to take advantage of failure.

Friedrich Merz will be the next chancellor of Germany. And he still can’t tell what his government program will be. His ...