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German stocks rose considerably as Friedrich Merz-led conservatives won the national election. The STOXX 600 index climbed, with real estate and utility stocks leading gains. Merz is set to become the ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz aims to swiftly establish a government following a national election win, despite facing complex coalition negotiations. The recent surge in far-right and far ...

While the far right made historic gains in Germany's elections on Sunday, Conservative politician Friedrich Merz won with ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the country's second-largest party ...

Friedrich Merz, who is set to become the new German chancellor, has vowed to prioritise European unity and the continent’s ...

A look at Friedrich Merz's rise to power as he is set to become Germany's Chancellor, as his party, the CDU, tops the country ...

The relatively weak reading reflects the difficulty in turning around Germany's fortunes for incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democratic Union scored a comfortable victory in the ...

The Kremlin said on Monday it would have to wait and see how ties between Russia and any new German government evolved after ...

A fresh start for Germany looks less likely after the center-right won less convincingly than had been expected, Joerg ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives have won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

Germany's benchmark index added 0.4%, boosted by arm makers. Defence stocks Hensoldt, Rheinmetall and Renk advanced between 1 ...