Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream conservatives had ...

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

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

World War II Germany's 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader. The 69-year-old head of the center-right Union bloc, which ...

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

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

Conservatives expected to have tough coalition talks after the far-right AfD surged to become Germany’s second-largest party.

Friedrich Merz led the party to a 28.6% share of the vote. The far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party came second with ...

BERLIN - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament that is required to block changes to the constitution, including ...

Friedrich Merz from the CDU/CSU likely to form new government with battered Social Democrats while pro-renewables Greens no ...