Olaf Scholz, of the center-left Social Democrats, narrowly won the night. But now the hard part ... the Social Democrats ahead in Germany’s election, with no party winning a decisive majority ...

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BERLIN (AP) — Conservative and center-left parties will present a deal to form a new German government on Wednesday after ...

Conservative and center-left parties will present a deal to form a new German government on Wednesday after weeks of ...

BERLIN (AP) — German election winner Friedrich Merz sealed a deal Wednesday to form a new government that aims to spur economic growth, ramp up defense spending, take a tougher approach to ...

Since the German election took place in February, which saw the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) win the most seats, parties have been negotiating to form a new coalition government.

The far-right AfD has become the second-biggest party in parliament, winning around 20% of the vote in February's election, but the other German parties have all ruled out working with them.

DÜSSELDORF, Germany — German election winner Friedrich Merz sealed a deal Wednesday to form a new government bringing together his conservative Christian Democratic Union-led bloc and the ...