BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his conservative bloc won a national election that saw ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government after his conservative bloc won a national election that saw far-right and far-left parties hoover ...

The 69-year-old faces lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote following the collapse of Chancellor ...

Far-left, far-right parties surged in Germany's national vote Could block attempts to hike defence spending in new parliament Mainstream parties could seek boost in outgoing parliament BERLIN ...