Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s ...

At the most newsworthy Munich Security Conference in recent memory last weekend, Germany’s likely next chancellor did all he ...

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.

Metrics reveal an economy sliding backward. It will be one of the biggest issues in the election set for Sunday.

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is favored to replace Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party as ...

Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next ...

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

Exit polls project Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) garnered the biggest vote share in the country’s ...

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

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen speaks with Daniel Caspary, a member of the European Parliament and CDU/CSU group chair, on exit polls ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...