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

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 are on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest sh ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading ...

Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream centre-right Christian Democratic Union party, addresses his supporters in Berlin, ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, has vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe at a ...