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

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

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 ...

Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...

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

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest ...

Merz stated that Germany could not accept Arab refugees from Gaza, saying, "We have enough antisemitic young men in this country." ...

When Germans go to vote in one week's time, after a polarising election campaign overshadowed by a far-right surge, they are expected to hand the chancellery to conservative Friedrich Merz.

Image — Friedrich Merz (R), candidate for chancellor and chairman of the CDU speaks alongside Alice Weidel, candidate for chancellor of the AfD on the ZDF programme Klartext on 13 February 2025 in ...