BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party finished first in municipal polls in Germany’s most populous state, but the ...

The CDU remains the strongest party after local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Greens have emerged as the clear ...

Germany's centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has emerged as the strongest party in local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, according to initial projections ...

Germans head to the polls on Sunday to choose a new government, with concerns about the economy, immigration and war on Europe very much on their minds. The elections could prove to be a historical ...

Germany’s political establishment is having a collective nervous breakdown over the growing popularity of the Alternative for ...

Cottbus, Germany, a modest-sized east German city near the Polish border, with its historic town square whose buildings date back as far as the 15th century, might seem a strange place to visit for ...

BERLIN — German election winner Friedrich Merz sealed a deal Wednesday to form a new government that aims to spur economic growth, ramp up defense spending, take a tougher approach to migration and ...

NEW YORK -- With a federal election looming in Germany, Facebook is beginning to attach warning labels to made-up stories seen by German users of the web site. The effort, an attempt to curb the ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic initial defeat on his first ballot, which caused tumult in the Bundestag, or ...

BERLIN -- German election winner Friedrich Merz's party on Monday approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left rival, bringing him closer to the helm of a leading European ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Armin Laschet here was ridiculed on social media for a misstep on election day on Sunday, capping a campaign marred by embarrassing ...

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz ‘s party finished first in municipal polls in Germany’s most populous state, but the ...