The 69-year-old corporate lawyer and investment banker is now set to become Germany’s next chancellor, replacing the ...

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany as second-largest party, exit polls show, after snap elections dominated by ...

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

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

Germany’s center-right parties are on course to return to power after four years in opposition, while a far-right party that ...

German voters are sharing photos of their ballots to social media, showing that they voted for the German far-right party AfD ...

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

Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claims victory in Germany’s national election.

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