The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, has vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe at a ...

Germany's conservatives won Sunday's parliamentary elections, heading off the surging far-right AfD party, which roughly ...

Conservatives’ Friedrich Merz on track to be next chancellor while far-right AfD in second place, its best result, exit polls indicate.

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has ruled out any such alliance but caused uproar last month by bringing a motion to parliament ...

Mr Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance won at least 28.5%, while the Alternative for Germany roughly doubled its score. Read ...

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

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

Germany's exit polls project a significant political shift as conservative leader Friedrich Merz leads the national election, ...

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...