The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, has vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe at a ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...

A marked moment of political severance came at the end of January, when Friedrich Merz pushed through a non-binding motion on ...

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer ...

The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the second-largest share of the votes in the German election, it's the ...

German nationals are heading to the ballots on February 23, with the country's current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, down in ...

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

Voters give the center-right a chance to govern, but the AfD lurks to take advantage of failure.

Polls are now open across Germany in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent. The election comes seven ...

Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...