Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started exploratory talks on a possible coalition government.

The new language coming from Germany’s election winner suggested a break with the foreign policy of Angela Merkel, who led the country from 2005 to 2021. Merkel was a Christian Democrat ...

Workers on Wednesday started rearranging the blue seats in the chamber of the lower house of the German parliament, or ...

Consumer confidence improved marginally, and could gain further momentum in the months ahead.

Photo: John Macdougall / AFP Germany's conservatives led by election winner Friedrich Merz held first talks Friday with the Social Democrats on forming a coalition government as the country faces ...

Germany's political newcomer, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), filed a complaint on Monday with the constitutional court ...

BERLIN -- German voters have had their say ... It's unclear when it will elect a new chancellor, since election winner ...

The results of the German election should be greeted with a mixture of relief and grave concern. The relief is because, despite the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany or AfD Party ...

BERLIN — Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats started exploratory talks Friday on a possible coalition government ...

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