Germany’s conservative opposition came out strongest in parliamentary elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, dealing a ...

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

The far-right populist AfD has emerged as the second strongest political force in Germany's election. Despite its success — ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz is set to lead Europe's largest economy after his conservative CDU-CSU group won Germany's parliamentary ...

Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany's chancellor after a historic election, aims to secure European independence from the U.S. amid complex coalition negotiations. Despite rising far-right ...

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...

It was on Sunday night, as the votes were being counted, that Merz revealed what could become the defining mission of his chancellorship. His aim, he said, was “to achieve independence” from the US ...

Election winner likens the Trump administration to Putin’s Russia as he bids to take Europe in a new direction.

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

Germany voters made a change at the top on Sunday, delivering a victory to centrist conservatives in the parliamentary ...