World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...

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

The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election, which ...

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

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

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

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, ...

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power, with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

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