That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after ...

Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic ...

The conservatives’ expected victory comes despite a historically strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday ...

Germany’s center-right parties are on course to return to power after four years in opposition, while a far-right party that ...

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany as second-largest party, exit polls show, after snap elections dominated by ...

Germany's opposition conservatives emerged victorious in the national election, making Friedrich Merz a likely candidate for ...

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

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday's election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

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

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