Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

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

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz has cast his vote in the German election. Merz is the leader of the ...

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the country's second-largest party.

Germany’s center-right parties are on course to return to power after four years in opposition, while a far-right party that ...

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

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

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