Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

The multi-faceted Friedrich Merz promises to be a most indecipherable head of government. Only one thing's for certain: He is willing to take risks. It comes with serious perils, but may be exactly what Germany (and the world) needs right now.

Europeans are reconsidering their security and giving currency to an idea the U.S. has long sought to avoid: a nuclear-armed Germany.

Germany has announced the preliminary results of the Bundestag elections held on February 23. The pro-Putin left-populist "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" received 4.97% of the votes and did not make it into parliament,

Germany’s Friedrich Merz, poised to be his country’s next chancellor, said he thinks the explosive exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump on Friday resulted from a “deliberate escalation” by the U.

It’s a “turning of the page” as European leaders try to fast-track plans to bolster defenses and back Ukraine — and ultimately curb reliance on the United States.

The victory in the general elections in Germany was expected to be won by the CDU/CSU bloc. He will be asked to form a new government of the country. The new chancellor of Germany will be the leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz — a man hated by Angela Merkel.

After his election win on Sunday, Friedrich Merz is set to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy with the US defense umbrella looking shakier than any time since the NATO alliance was founded and Donald Trump is discussing the continent’s security with Vladimir Putin.

Who is Germany’s election winner and how will he fare against AfD leader Alice Weidel? - Friedrich Merz has taken aim at the US and says Europe must stand up for itself

Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next head of government, is already trying to shape foreign policy. He is especially concerned about Germany's ailing relationships with France and Poland.

France has offered to deploy fighter jets carrying nuclear weapons to Germany in a move intended to strengthen Europe's defence against Russia as fears grow over the US commitment to the continent's security.