Friedrich Merz is set to lead Europe's largest economy after his conservative CDU-CSU group won Germany's parliamentary ...

It was on Sunday night, as the votes were being counted, that Merz revealed what could become the defining mission of his chancellorship. His aim, he said, was “to achieve independence” from the US ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called "a bitter election result." ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called “a bitter election result.” ...

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

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz pledged to help Europe achieve "real independence from the US" on defence in stark ...

Early projections say Germany's conservative bloc has secured some 28.5% of the votes ahead of the far-right AfD with over 20 ...

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

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian CSU sister party won the election on Sunday and are ...

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