Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, and Alice Weidel, of the far-right AfD.

President Donald Trump's successful runs that prioritized halting illegal immigration have had an effect on international elections in places such as Germany and Italy.

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election BERLIN -- Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has charged that Friedrich Merz, the country's likely next chancellor, has ...

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...

Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and ...

The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.

Germany’s conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party ...

Compulsory military service should be reintroduced this year in Germany, a leading official of the party that won recent ...

After the recent election in Germany, the next chancellor is expected to be center-right leader Friedrich Merz. What will his ...