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

Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic ...

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

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

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

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

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

Germany's opposition conservatives emerged victorious in the national election, making Friedrich Merz a likely candidate for ...

With exit polls broadly in line with what was expected by markets, investors’ attention will now turn to how quickly Merz can form a government.

POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.

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

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