Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the country's second-largest party ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader ...

Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives celebrate win as far right party makes record gains - Likely new chancellor has ruled out ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

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

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.

German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won the country’s election Sunday, placing the far-right Alternative für ...

The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.