Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor after the country’s election, has vowed to ...

Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the centre-Right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), has emerged as the winner of Germany’s ...

Friedrich Merz wants to form a government by Easter, but will face significant hurdles as he tries to find a compromise over ...

Friedrich Merz has led the Christian Democrats to victory in Germany's election. The 69-year-old politician will now enter ...

Germany's 2025 election results show a CDU/CSU victory, a Merz chancellorship, AfD's surge, SPD decline, and shifting political dynamics with major European impact.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) conceded defeat following a “bitter election result,” as ...

Friedrich Merz says ‘absurd’ an Israeli PM can’t visit Germany as Netanyahu faces warrant on Gaza war crime allegations.

Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc won 28.6% of the votes, followed by 20.8% for the far-right Alternative for Germany, according to the ...

Germany's conservatives won the country's snap elections, but many in the party are disappointed at its overall showing. The ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, achieved a modest victory in the national election. The ...