Merz’s priority will be to form a government with the third-placed Social Democrats (SPD), led by Germany’s current ...
Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...
Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...
The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...
Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s ...
Ms Merkel moved to consolidate her grip on Germany’s centre-right after the Union narrowly lost a national election in 2002. She pushed Mr Merz aside as leader of its parliamentary group, taking the ...
Germany's early elections were triggered by a collapsed coalition government amid a series of deadly attacks and far-right ...
Germany’s Social Democrats are under pressure to quickly revamp leadership as a role in a new government beckons, even though ...