The 69-year-old corporate lawyer and investment banker is now set to become Germany’s next chancellor, replacing the ...

The Conservative CDU/CSU alliance is leading in the German elections and the far right AfD is in second place. Correspondent Trent Murray spoke to Morning Report.

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is celebrating what it calls a "historic" victory in the national elections, securing ...

With exit polls broadly in line with what was expected by markets, investors’ attention will now turn to how quickly Merz can ...

Millions voted for a new federal government after the country's three-party coalition fell apart at the end of last year.

The biggest losers of these elections are the Social Democrats and the Free Democrats, who were part of the previous ...

Germany's conservatives win the vote, while the far right alternative has an unprecedented surge and the Social Democrats ...

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen speaks with Daniel Caspary, a member of the European Parliament and CDU/CSU group chair, on exit polls ...

Germany has elected a new leader in an election that saw the far-right secure an unprecedented surge, while the Social ...

Germany's CDU/CSU won the national election, positioning Friedrich Merz as the next chancellor. The AfD made a notable second-place finish. Coalition talks will be complex, with parties needing to ...

Markus Söder, the leader of Bavaria's conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), remained opposed on Sunday to a national ...

Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option ...