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

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

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

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

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

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

A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called “a bitter election result.” ...

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

World War II Germany's 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader. The 69-year-old head of the center-right Union bloc, which ...