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

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

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

Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest ...

Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic ...

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

A marked moment of political severance came at the end of January, when Friedrich Merz pushed through a non-binding motion on ...