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

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, has said "from tomorrow we start working" on forming a government as the far-right AfD won its best-ever results.

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s opposition conservatives, is set to become the country’s next chancellor as his party ...

After winning the German election, the conservative leader must navigate a new era without Washington as a close ally.

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, takes a ballot at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition ...

Friedrich Merz faces complex coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured ...

EVEN AS COUNTING continues in Germany’s election, three things are clear. The first is that the opposition conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), along with their Bavarian sister party, the Christian ...

AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in ...

The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the ...

Far right comes second, getting best result in a postwar national vote in Germany, sending shock waves across Europe.

Friedrich Merz is likely to replace Olaf Scholz as the next German Chancellor. Merz has promised to crack down on illegal ...