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

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 declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.

Exit polls in Germany show the centre-right Christian Democratic Union party will come out on top in today’s snap federal ...

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

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

Germany is at a crossroads and now for Friedrich Merz the hard work begins, writes Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker.

Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in ...

Chancellor candidate from the conservative CDU/CSU bloc (Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union) Friedrich Merz announced his intention to form a new German government by Easter (celebrated ...

Opposition conservatives win German election Conservative chief Friedrich Merz hits out at US AfD scores historic result but ...

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

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat as his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) faced their worst postwar election result, receiving just over 16% of the vote.