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

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU, is set to form a coalition after winning the most votes, per exit polls. The ...

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

Friedrich Merz’s coalition, comprising CDU and its Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU), secured the largest vote ...

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

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

German's Friedrich Merz has pledged to achieve "independence" from the United States after his centre-right alliance won ...

Friedrich Merz of the conservative CDU/ CSU has won the German election, with far-right AfD in second place. Merz, Germany’s ...

Friedrich Merz sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s chief confidante Elon Musk for meddling in the German election campaign ...

AfD celebrates a record-breaking second-place finish with 20.8% of the vote, marking its strongest performance in German ...

The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...