The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

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

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

BERLIN — Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz has cast his vote in the German election. Merz is the leader of ...

A marked moment of political severance came at the end of January, when Friedrich Merz pushed through a non-binding motion on ...

Germany's national elections saw Olaf Scholz's SPD defeated, with Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance winning over 28% of the ...

Germany’s conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the elections, securing over 28% of the vote, while the far-right AfD ...

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