German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives are on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest sh ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called "a bitter election result." ...

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

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

Friedrich Merz will be the next chancellor of Germany. And he still can’t tell what his government program will be. His ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is set to become Germany's next chancellor based on the projections of Germany's general election, held on February 23.

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...