Exit polls in Germany show the centre-right Christian Democratic Union party will come out on top in today’s snap federal ...

Germany is at a crossroads and now for Friedrich Merz the hard work begins, writes Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker.

Germans voted for a change of leadership Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation's left-leaning ...

Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream centre-right Christian Democratic Union party, addresses his supporters in ...

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

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

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

Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.

Voters give the center-right a chance to govern, but the AfD lurks to take advantage of failure.

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...

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

Millions voted for a new federal government after the country's three-party coalition fell apart at the end of last year.