The party led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election; the primary voter issues were the economy and ...

Frederick Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democrats, is virtually assured of becoming Germany’s next chancellor.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has conceded defeat after Germany’s opposition conservative alliance, the Christian Democratic ...

Germany’s federal elections took place this weekend, with the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian ...

Frederick Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democrats, is virtually assured of becoming Germany’s next chancellor.

Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives have won the German elections with 28.6%, well ahead of rival parties but short of the ...

The final results spare the CDU from having to negotiate a three-party coalition with the Greens to leave out the far-right ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) looks set to become the second largest party in the German parliament following elections on February 23. Polls& ...

Friedrich Merz is the clear winner of the German election. The question now for the conservative leader is how fast and with whom he can cobble together a government - and whether the US will seek to ...

Given that Donald Trump favours the Russian position over that of Ukraine, the same country the US and its allies armed, ...