Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

Friedrich Merz's conservative party is the likely winner of the German general election, while current Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

The conservative CDU/CSU party is set to be the largest party in the next German parliament, according to the first two exit ...

That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after ...

Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic ...

Germany’s centre-right leader Friedrich Merz won federal elections on Sunday, clearing his path to become Chancellor at a ...

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

Mr Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance won around 28% of the vote, while the Alternative for Germany roughly doubled its score.

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Germany's opposition conservatives triumph in the national election, setting Friedrich Merz on course to be the next ...

BERLIN (AP) — Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claims victory in Germany's national election.