Merz, 69, now faces difficult and time-consuming coalition discussions after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...

Germany’s conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the elections, securing over 28% of the vote, while the far-right AfD ...

Germany votes in a national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Conservative leader ...

Friedrich Merz leads CDU/CSU to victory in German election, while AfD doubles support; Merz vows to fight bureaucracy.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz vowed to move quickly to put together a coalition government. But that's likely to be a complicated task.

Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union alliance — is a U.S.-loving former lawyer but he may clash with President Donald Trump, as Merz is a ...

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

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading ...

Merz's Conservative alliance secured the highest votes in a high-stakes German elections held on Sunday, bringing him into ...

Friedrich Merz is likely to replace Olaf Scholz as the next German Chancellor. Merz has promised to crack down on illegal ...

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