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

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

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives have won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...

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

Merz stated that Germany could not accept Arab refugees from Gaza, saying, "We have enough antisemitic young men in this country." ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while ...