Threatened by far-right gains, Friedrich Merz faces tricky coalition talks as he tries to address anti-immigration sentiments while keeping potential left-wing government partners ...

Merz has said he wants a ruling coalition in place within two months so Berlin can act again on the European and world stage ...

The man set to become Germany’s next chancellor has criticised the Trump administration and urged Europe to distance itself from Washington as his conservative party was confirmed to have won the ...