The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives celebrate win as far right party makes record gains - Likely new chancellor has ruled out ...

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

Friedrich Merz of the conservative CDU/ CSU has won the German election, with far-right AfD in second place. Merz, Germany’s ...

Friedrich Merz sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s chief confidante Elon Musk for meddling in the German election campaign ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...