Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said an 'absolute priority' for him will be to distance Europe from the U.S.

Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday’s national election raises ...

Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc won most votes in Sunday's national election and could form a government with the Social ...

As a new chapter in German politics begins on Monday following the federal election at the weekend, there's a distinct ...

Germany's conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz welcomed on Monday the interest shown by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

Friedrich Merz wasted no time in heralding a new era for Europe, and one without the US as a key partner, writes Europe ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

While the far right made historic gains in Germany's elections on Sunday, Conservative politician Friedrich Merz won with ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, leader of the Social Democrats (SPD), says the election results are "bitter" for his party, ...