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

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

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory ...

That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after ...

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

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...

Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest ...

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

A marked moment of political severance came at the end of January, when Friedrich Merz pushed through a non-binding motion on ...

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is poised to win the German election, with Friedrich Merz set to become the new ...