Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory, while Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded his center-left Social ...

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is poised to win the German election, with Friedrich Merz set to become the new ...

Despite domestic challenges, Merz’s strong transatlantic ties and pro-NATO stance may be welcomed by European allies, ...

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

Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election on ...

Germany’s conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the elections, securing over 28% of the vote, while the far-right AfD gained over 20%. Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD suffered a historic low ...

Friedrich Merz will now begin coalition talks with the SPD or the Greens but not with the AfD, far-right party which came ...

EVEN AS COUNTING continues in Germany’s election, three things are clear. The first is that the opposition conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), along with their Bavarian sister party, the Christian ...

The votes were still being counted Sunday but the results were clear: Germany’s conservative Friedrich Merz is the new ...

The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the German elections as expected.