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

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 ...

Friedrich Merz will be the next chancellor of Germany. And he still can’t tell what his government program will be. His ...

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

Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic ...

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

The conservative CDU/CSU party is set to be the largest party in the next German parliament, according to the first two exit ...

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

Germany’s centre-right leader Friedrich Merz won federal elections on Sunday, clearing his path to become Chancellor at a ...

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

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