Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has triumphed at Germany’s ballot boxes, paving his way to become the next chancellor. His ...

German Christian Democrats secure potential parliamentary majority through possible coalition with Social Democrats, ...

Germany’s conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, achieved a modest victory in the national election. The ...

Friedrich Merz's party and its ally, the Christian Social Union, won 28.5 per cent in Germany's general election, defeating ...

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

Friedrich Merz will now begin coalition talks with the SPD or the Greens but not with the AfD, far-right party which came ...

Germany once again has the luxury of forming a government from the political centre without major obstacles. Read more at ...

Provisional results in Germany’s election confirmed that mainstream conservatives won German’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest party.

Germany's CDU, led by Friedrich Merz, secured victory in the 2025 elections, but the far-right AfD made historic gains, ...