Provisional results confirm that Friedrich Merz’s mainstream conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) won Germany’s national election, while the far-righ ...

As a new chapter in German politics begins on Monday following the federal election at the weekend, there's a distinct ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

Provisional results in Germany’s election confirmed that mainstream conservatives won German’s national election, while a far ...

Friedrich Merz, the new leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and winner of the latest German elections, has raised ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won ...

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, said he was under "no illusions" about the White House's impact on ...

He has repeatedly pledged not to work with the far-right anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party despite their second-place finish.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz on his party’s win in ...