Friedrich Merz’s conservatives celebrate win after far-right AfD makes record gains - Likely new chancellor has ruled out ...

With all votes counted, the centre-right Christian Democratic Union has claimed victory, while minnows, including the ...

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

The 69-year-old head of the centre-right Union bloc, which won the country's national election with 28.6 per cent of the ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU win in Germany's early election signaled a shift in the political landscape, as dissatisfaction with ...

A long-time rival of centrist ex-chancellor Angela Merkel within the CDU party, Merz has attacked her open-door migrant policy and drawn her ire for accepting support from the far-right AfD on the ...

Friedrich Merz is Europe's last hope, provided that he goes beyond the caricature of the chancellor created under the ...

Conservatives’ Friedrich Merz on track to be next chancellor while far-right AfD in second place, its best result, exit polls indicate.

Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option ...

Friedrich Merz led the party to a 28.6% share of the vote. The far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party came second with ...

German conservatives under likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz vow to move quickly to try to form a coalition after winning the most votes in a national election, but gains by both the AfD and far-l ...