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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has triumphed at Germany’s ballot boxes, paving his way to become the next chancellor. His ...

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

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

In a dramatic political shift, Germany’s conservative alliance has secured victory in the national elections, paving the way for Friedrich Merz to become the next chancellor, exit polls revealed on ...

With Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU union coming on top of the election, coalition talks will come next. Merz seemed keen to get to ...

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

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