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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 is poised to win the German election, making Friedrich Merz the next likely chancellor. The ...

Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...

Friedrich Merz's party and its ally, the Christian Social Union, won 28.5 per cent in Germany's general election, defeating ...