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

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

Germany’s center-right parties are on course to return to power after four years in opposition, while a far-right party that ...

With exit polls broadly in line with what was expected by markets, investors’ attention will now turn to how quickly Merz can form a government.

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

CDU’s Friedrich Merz claims win, AfD second Exit polls show Germany’s opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leading in ...