Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...

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Merz, 69, is set to become Germany's next chancellor after his CDU/CSU bloc came in first place, with the far-right ...

Turnout in the federal election, Germany’s 21st since the second world war, appears to be high. By 2pm on Sunday, 52 per cent ...

Friedrich Merz has led his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to a clear election victory, polls suggest, and is ...

Friedrich Merz has expressed a desire to ‘strengthen Europe as quickly as possible’ in the face of a growing rift between EU ...

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after his unofficial victory Sunday that a top priority is to make his country and ...

Merz called for German “independence from the USA” and lashed out at what he described as "ultimately outrageous" rhetoric ...

Europe must ensure that Ukraine remains capable of defending itself even after a ceasefire, which remains a far-off prospect, ...

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for ...