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

Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democratic ... bloc at 28.5-29% and Alternative for Germany, or AfD, at 19.5-20% — roughly double its result from ...

there will be an interim Chancellor Friedrich Merz and in the coming years we will overtake the Union.” Merz dismissed the idea that voters wanted a coalition with AfD. “We have fundamentally ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...

Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union ... which would require him to enter into coalition negotiations to form a government. AfD, which has been supported by Elon Musk, is ...

The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...

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

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...