The leader of the victorious CDU, Friedrich Merz, has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel ...

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

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

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

BERLIN (AP) — Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claims victory in Germany's national election.

Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next ...

German exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives leading in the election, while Alternative for ...

The Christian Democratic Union and its allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal ...

BERLIN (AP) — Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claims victory in Germany's national election.

The Christian Democratic Union party is projected to win the election, but the far-right Alternative for Germany is set for its best result since World War II.

The conservatives’ expected victory comes despite a historically strong showing by the far-right AfD.