Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to take Germany’s top job after election?
He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...
CDU has limited options for forming government by shutting out second-place Alternative for Germany
The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...
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Germany's conservative CDU/CSU wins; Merz poised for chancellor
The conservative CDU/CSU party has won the parliamentary elections in Germany. The leader of the formation, Friedrich Merz, ...
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Germany's CDU calls on SPD 'to take responsibility' for Germany
A senior member of Germany's conservative bloc has called on the Social Democrats to put party interests behind those of the ...
‘Five minutes to midnight’ for German centrists, CDU warns as it seeks coalition
Officials warn that Germany's federal elections on Sunday might be the last gasp of normalcy in the Bundenstag if establishment parties don't fulfill voters' expectations.
How Germany voted: Election results map shows far-right AfD surge in East as CDU win most seats
Election results map shows far-right AfD surge in East as CDU win most seats - The conservative alliance led by Feidrich Merz ...
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
Germany election: what are the policies of the CDU conservatives
Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian CSU sister party are topping polls for the election ...
Here are the key positions of Germany’s likely coalition parties
An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...
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Germany’s Merz lashes out at Trump’s US while trying to form coalition
Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.