Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

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

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

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

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

Germany now faces weeks to months of negotiations as the conservatives, under presumptive Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz, ...

Friedrich Merz’s coalition, comprising CDU and its Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU), secured the largest vote ...

Merz, leader of the CDU/CSU alliance, argued during the election campaign that Europe needed to take more responsibility for ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU, is set to form a coalition after winning the most votes, per exit polls. The ...

Friedrich Merz sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s chief confidante Elon Musk for meddling in the German election ...

US President Donald Trump has hailed Sunday as a “great day for Germany” after an election in which conservative opposition ...

Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next chancellor though his country's traditional political stability has vanished.