The new government must "focus on getting the economy out of its structural stagnation...if the main motivation of such a coalition is to prevent the (far-right) AfD from winning the next election – a likely scenario if the next government doesn’t succeed.”

Der Deutsche Leitindex DAX nimmt eine Rekordmarke nach der anderen. Soviel Vorfreude auf einen neuen Kanzler war selten.

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on Ukraine.

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has just transformed his country with a stroke of commendable boldness.

Forget the back-slapping pol ready to banter about the Bundesliga; Friedrich Merz is a former corporate lawyer who wrote a book urging voters to “Dare for More Capitalism”—in 2008. German voters hardly flocked to the beanpole-shaped fellow,

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

The Christian Democratic Union’s likely victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded ... engineering firm Siemens AG and business software firm SAP — rose 0.74% to 22,452.04 in morning trading. A two-party coalition between the conservative Christian ...

Sunday's national election raises hopes of a stable two-party coalition of conservatives and center-left Social Democrats, with center-right leader Friedrich Merz as chancellor. But will it take ...

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory and Chancellor Olaf ... engineering firm Siemens AG and business software firm SAP — rose 0.74% to 22,452.04 in morning trading.