Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

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

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday ...

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

US President Donald Trump has hailed Sunday as a “great day for Germany” after an election in which conservative opposition ...

Friedrich Merz wasted no time in heralding a new era for Europe, and one without the US as a key partner, writes Europe ...

The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...

Germany's conservatives swept to victory in Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next ...

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