The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream conservatives ...

Germany’s conservatives secured a decisive victory in Sunday’s elections, positioning their leader Friedrich Merz as the next ...

Germany’s centre-right leader Friedrich Merz has won federal elections, and is set to steer Europe’s largest economy towards a more stable government as he seeks to form a coalition with the ...

Friedrich Merz of the conservative CDU/ CSU has won the German election, with far-right AfD in second place. Merz, Germany’s ...

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

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

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