Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next ...

Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor.

That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after ...

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Germany's conservatives win the vote, while the far right alternative has an unprecedented surge and the Social Democrats ...

After the first exit polls, the centre-right CDU’s Friedrich Merz has come out of the election as its main winner and is now likely set to become chancellor, replacing Olaf Scho ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lacklustre victory in a national election Sunday ...

Exit polls show Germany's Christian Democrats are ahead in the national election, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz bemoans his Social Democrats' 'bitter' result, congratulates Friedrich Merz, whose coalition prospects ...

As Germany heads to the polls on February 23, Europe finds itself at a crossroads. With Berlin and Paris preoccupied with ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Exit polls also indicate that Alternative ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, leader of the Social Democrats (SPD), says the election results are "bitter" for his party, ...