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

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

Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) have won ...

Last night’s German election continues the global story of the collapse of the 20th century’s stable two-party system.

Polling stations opened at 8am (7am GMT) with more than 59 million Germans eligible to vote and first estimates based on exit ...

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

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

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

German exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives leading in the election. The Alternative for Germany ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...

Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next ...