Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, achieved a modest victory in the national election. The ...

German election winner says he will hold talks with other parties to adopt constitutional change in next 30 days ...

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

Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) conceded defeat following a “bitter election result,” as ...

Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor after the country’s election, has vowed to ...

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

Germany's 2025 election results show a CDU/CSU victory, a Merz chancellorship, AfD's surge, SPD decline, and shifting political dynamics with major European impact.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on January 25, 2025 in Halle, ...

In Germany, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative CDU party placed first in Sunday’s election. Merz said Germany and Europe must achieve independence from ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is hoping to win the country's next election, co-leader Alice Weidel said on ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU bloc has won the national election and now faces coalition talks. Merz seemed keen to get to work ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union's largest country and creating ...