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

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

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz has cast his vote in the German election. Merz is the leader of the ...

BERLIN (AP) — Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claims victory in Germany's national election.

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

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

Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream Conservatives ...

Germany once again has the luxury of forming a government from the political centre without major obstacles. Read more at ...

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.

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, achieved a modest victory in the national election. The ...