Following its election win, the CDU's parliamentary group is meeting after leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming for a coalition with the SPD. DW has...

Friedrich Merz aims to swiftly form government after his conservative bloc's February 23 election win. SPD leader Lars Klingbeil stressed a coalition...

Germany's CDU leader Friedrich Merz says his conservative bloc has won a sufficient number of seats in elections to build a coalition with the Social...

By Henry Ridgwell Germany’s likely next chancellor has warned that the United States cares little about Europe’s fate and has called for the...

By Ekaterina Venkina (Eurasianet) -- The incoming conservative-led government in Germany will face daunting challenges as it confronts a rapidly...

By Jonathan Packroff and Nick Alipour (EurActiv) -- Fresh off his election win, Friedrich Merz wasted no time on Monday, pushing to form a...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz has won a national election, while support for the far-right party ADf has nearly doubled.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz has won a national election, while support for the far-right party ADf has nearly doubled.

Friedrich Merz's CDU only has one realistic potential coalition partner: the SPD, which says it is ready to negotiate. Meanwhile, the far-right AfD is...

Senior figures from Germany’s conservatives and the Social Democrats will begin exploratory talks on forming a coalition government on Friday,...