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

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

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

A look at Friedrich Merz's rise to power as he is set to become Germany's Chancellor, as his party, the CDU, tops the country ...

The final results spare the CDU from having to negotiate a three-party coalition with the Greens to leave out the far-right ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany 's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is poised to become the country's next chancellor ...

With all votes counted, the centre-right Christian Democratic Union has claimed victory, while minnows, including the ...

As was widely predicted, Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has won Germany’s federal elections with around 28 ...

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

After two torturous months of campaigning, the wait is over. Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU party, is on ...

A long-time rival of centrist ex-chancellor Angela Merkel within the CDU party, Merz has attacked her open-door migrant policy and drawn her ire for accepting support from the far-right AfD on the ...

Germany's centre-right Christian Democratic Union is set to take the reins of power in Berlin after placing first in snap ...