2 days ago · BRUSSELS ― Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won the German election Sunday and is on track to take the reins of the EU’s largest economy. It’s not yet clear exactly what the new German government will look like — or how far …

3 days ago · Friedrich Merz's conservatives (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s national election in Germany, but in second place, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) earned its best result yet in Europe's ailing ...

2 days ago · On Sunday night in a post-election debate between leaders, Mr. Merz quickly brought up the threat that Germany and Europe face because of the new U.S. administration.

3 days ago · The victory of conservatives in Germany’s election continues a shift to the right across Europe. Spain is now the only large European Union member state to be led by the left, though smaller Denmark also elected a left-wing government last year.

2 days ago · Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, vowed to help give Europe "real independence" from the U.S. as he ...

2 days ago · Germany is the most populous country in the 27-nation European Union and a leading member of NATO. It has been Ukraine’s second-biggest weapons supplier, after the U.S., and will be central to ...

The 2024 European Parliament election in Germany was held on 9 June 2024. [1] It was the tenth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979, and the first European Parliament election after Brexit. [2] [3]

1 day ago · BERLIN -- Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the center-right opposition, Friedrich Merz, won Sunday's election, which saw a surge for a far-right ...

2 days ago · Germany’s centre-right leader Friedrich Merz has won federal elections, and is set to steer Europe’s largest economy towards a more stable government as he seeks to form a coalition with the ...

4 days ago · Between 1989 and 1994, Merz was a member of the European parliament (MEP) for Germany. He subsequently became a member of the Bundestag, representing the CDU there until 2009.