The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
Likely next German chancellor Merz questions NATO's future in 'current form'
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Germany’s Merz again rules out coalition with far right, but opens door to center-left parties
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the conservative candidate for chancellor, made a strategic pivot in a heated four-way televised debate, saying explicitly ...
Friedrich Merz talks tough ... but needs Britain’s nuclear bombs behind him
Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its ...
German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom
Friedrich Merz faces complex coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured ...
Friedrich Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
A marked moment of political severance came at the end of January, when Friedrich Merz pushed through a non-binding motion on ...
Decisive German Election Lifts DAX Index, European Defense Stocks
German stocks rose modestly after a solid election victory for the conservative Friedrich Merz left him with a clear path to ...