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

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, has said "from tomorrow we start working" on forming a government as the far-right AfD won its best-ever results.

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s opposition conservatives, is set to become the country’s next chancellor as his party ...

After winning the German election, the conservative leader must navigate a new era without Washington as a close ally.

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, takes a ballot at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition ...

Merz, 69, faces complex and lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf ...

The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the ...

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

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 ...