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 ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory, while Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded his center-left Social ...

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

Maps show how every district in Germany voted. The conservative Christian Democrats have won the most seats while the ...

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 ...

AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in country’s history ...

Voters give the center-right a chance to govern, but the AfD lurks to take advantage of failure.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, ...

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