The leader of the victorious CDU, Friedrich Merz, has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel ...
Polling stations closed at 6 pm on Sunday in Germany's federal election, with Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old leader of the ...
This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...
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 votes in a national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Conservative leader ...
His explosive bid to tighten migration rules with the support of far-right votes in parliament reveals a man willing to ...
German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.
The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.