Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...

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

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

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

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

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

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, has again ruled out cooperating with ...