Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.

According to Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Konstantin Kosachev, Friedrich Merz will adhere to the pan-European position ...

Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union alliance — is a U.S.-loving ...

Germany is at a crossroads and now for Friedrich Merz the hard work begins, writes Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker.

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while the far-right ...

Germans voted for a change of leadership Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation's left-leaning ...

Germany's potential next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questions NATO's future due to U.S. President Trump's statements. Merz ...

Friedrich Merz and the opposition conservatives have won Germany's national election, paving the way for Merz to become the next chancellor. The far-right Alternative for Germany achieved its best ...

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

Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its "current form" by June ...