Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat as his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) faced their worst postwar election result, receiving just over 16% of the vote.

With his party topping Germany's snap election poll, Friedrich Merz looks set to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming ...