Metrics reveal an economy sliding backward. It will be one of the biggest issues in the election set for Sunday.

Frankfurt equities squeezed out gains yesterday after conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany’s national election, ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

In Germany that once swore to never again let fascism take over, neo-Nazis of Alternative for Germany (AfD) are projected to ...

Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s ...

The likely next chancellor will face obstruction from the far left and far right, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest ...

Konstantin Richter is a journalist at work on a book about the history of corporate Germany.

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new ...

The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s efforts to slash US government spending are starting to shift sentiment around overheated ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz faced a tough challenge Monday in forming a coalition government after an ...

A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...