The conservative opposition led by Friedrich Merz emerged victorious in Germany’s 2025 election on Sunday, securing a lacklustre victory.Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left ...

Germany's conservatives swept to victory in Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next ...

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

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German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday ...

BERLIN — Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday (Feb 23) whether Nato would remain in its ...

Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream Conservatives ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be succeeded by conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz after his party, the ...

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

Ukrainian center-right Christian Democrats won the elections. The pro-Russian anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party doubled its number of votes since the last elections.

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