World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

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

The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election, which ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

Friedrich Merz’s coalition, comprising CDU and its Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU), secured the largest vote ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU, is set to form a coalition after winning the most votes, per exit polls. The ...

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a ...

Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...

Centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc emerged as the frontrunner in Germany’s national election ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and the favourite in the election race, has waited a ...