Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

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

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

Germany’s center-right parties are on course to return to power after four years in opposition, while a far-right party that ...

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

Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor.

Germany's opposition conservatives emerged victorious in the national election, making Friedrich Merz a likely candidate for ...

With exit polls broadly in line with what was expected by markets, investors’ attention will now turn to how quickly Merz can form a government.

Friedrich Merz's conservatives claim victory in Germany's national election, while the far-right Alternative for Germany achieves its strongest postwar result.

POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.