German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be succeeded by conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz after his party, the ...

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

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader ...

According to the exit polls and partial counting, Merz’s Union bloc garnered around 28.5% votes, while the anti-immigration ...

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

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, has said "from tomorrow we start working" on forming a government as ...

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

Friedrich Merz is Europe's last hope, provided that he goes beyond the caricature of the chancellor created under the ...

Germany's national elections saw Olaf Scholz's SPD defeated, with Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance winning over 28% of the ...

Germany votes in a national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Conservative leader ...