List of Chancellors of Germany (1871-2025)
Explore the complete list of German Chancellors from 1871 to today, including their tenures, political parties, and key ...
What Germany’s Election Result Means for Its Economy
The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.
Germany is facing five crucial changes after earthquake election
Across Europe the old order is collapsing while the nationalist right makes sweeping gains. Giorgia Meloni – once branded ...
With election win, Friedrich Merz, rival of Angela Merkel, has revenge
The 69-year-old CDU candidate is set to become chancellor at a time when Germany is going through a deep economic, security ...
Closed borders, independence from Trump: What could Friedrich Merz’s victory mean for Germany, Europe?
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has triumphed at Germany’s ballot boxes, paving his way to become the next chancellor. His ...
What to know about Germany’s 2025 federal election
Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...
What Germany’s Election Means for America — and the World
Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union alliance — is a U.S.-loving former lawyer but he may clash with President Donald Trump, as Merz is a ...
A seismic election won’t deliver the change Germany needs
Friedrich Merz has emerged victorious in a general election which saw dramatic changes in German politics – but given that ...