Election winner Friedrich Merz is pushing the pace. His CDU has already started talks with the SPD today, Tuesday. At a one-and-a-half hour meeting ...

CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, according to the preliminary results released by the Federal Returning Officer. As expected before the election, this victory positions the CDU/CSU leader, 69 ...

Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.

The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...