Millions voted for a new federal government after the country's three-party coalition fell apart at the end of last year.

Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor.

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

The conservatives’ expected victory comes despite a historically strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or ...

Germany's conservatives win the vote, while the far right alternative has an unprecedented surge and the Social Democrats ...

Friedrich Merz's conservatives claim victory in Germany's national election, while the far-right Alternative for Germany achieves its strongest postwar result.

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

Exit polls show Germany's Christian Democrats are ahead in the national election, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to ...

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Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) declared victory Sunday as exit polls and early results suggest the ...

Germany’s conservatives won Sunday’s elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz bemoans his Social Democrats' 'bitter' result, congratulates Friedrich Merz, whose coalition prospects ...