Friedrich Merz, who was forced out of politics about a decade ago, is all set to replace Olaf Scholz as next German ...

The result sprung surprises for the parties as far-right AfD achieved its best ever performance while Chancellor Olaf ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lamented a "bitter" defeat after his centre-left Social Democrats slumped to a heavy loss in ...

Germany’s conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have emerged as the biggest winners in the German federal election, ...

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

Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.

If the exit poll stands, the CDU will claim 28.8% of the vote in Sunday’s election, meaning Merz – an old-school conservative ...