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

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

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

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

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

German's Friedrich Merz has pledged to achieve "independence" from the United States after his centre-right alliance won ...

Friedrich Merz of the conservative CDU/ CSU has won the German election, with far-right AfD in second place. Merz, Germany’s ...

Germany’s conservatives secured a decisive victory in Sunday’s elections, positioning their leader Friedrich Merz as the next ...

AfD celebrates a record-breaking second-place finish with 20.8% of the vote, marking its strongest performance in German ...

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

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