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

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

Friedrich Merz is on course to become the post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party between them garnered the one third of seats in parliament needed to block changes to the constitution, including a loosening of ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Exit polls also indicate that Alternative ...

Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc won the national election with 28.7% of the vote, positioning leader Friedrich Merz as a ...

Germany's conservatives, led by Friedrich Merz, won the election but face complex coalition talks. The far-right AfD secured second place with its best result. Merz aims to stabilize Germany amidst ...