What the German election means for the world - as Mertz vows to 'create unity' in Europe Friedrich Merz wants to form a government by Easter, but will face significant hurdles as he tries to find ...

A further 800 works have provenance that needs investigating. Among the works Flechtheim’s heirs are now demanding back is Max Beckmann’s painting Chinese Fireworks (1927). Claudia Roth, the German ...

Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) narrowly wins national elections, setting the stage for Friedrich Merz to become the next chancellor. World leaders, including US President Trump ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and US vice president JD Vance publicly endorsed AfD during the campaign. German security authorities partially classify the party as far-right extremist, with certain chapters ...

Lengthy coalition talks could leave Scholz in a caretaker role for months, delaying urgently needed policies to revive the German economy after two consecutive years of contraction and as companies ...

German voters have chosen a new direction in ... heading towards the strongest showing of the far-right since World War II. Merz was quick to claim victory, saying he is aware of the dimension ...

German Election 2025: In one of the most high stakes elections, the Germans would decide upon the next government to lead the country on Sunday when they vote at 8am (local time) and the opinion polls ...

Merz told supporters in Berlin on Sunday evening, promising to swiftly form a parliamentary majority to govern the country and restore strong German leadership in Europe. The election, which was ...

Musk's comments drew the ire of German politicians, and Chancellor Scholz accused the billionaire of interfering in Germany's elections. Following a stabbing in Munich on Friday, Musk once again ...

Top German politicians and chancellor candidates faced off one last time in a debate on local broadcaster ZDF ahead of Sunday’s federal elections. The debate got off to a quick start ...

Elections to the German Bundestag (parliament) are generally held every four years. The last election took place on September 26th 2021, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) winning the ...