Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the mantle of chancellor-in-waiting. He urged the country to move quickly to address the challenges, both domestic and foreign, that threaten to overwhelm it. “The world,” he said, “is not waiting for us.”

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

While the policy announcements would largely be beneficial, other fiscal and budget plans from the likely new coalition are still to come and could have their own impact on Germany's economy ...

The Leader of the AfD remarks that America can have a docile Germany and pay most of its defense bills — or leave Germany to pay its own bills but

At least two people were killed and several injured when a car drove into a crowd of people in Mannheim, southwestern Germany, police said.