Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on ...

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

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

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

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

Co-leaders of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla react to the first exit polls of the 2025 general election, in Berlin, Germany, February 23, 2025.

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