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

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

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday's election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory. Exit polls also indicate that Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the ...

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

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

Exit polls show Alternative for Germany on course for strongest far-right showing in a national election since WWII.

Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday after exit polls ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...

Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s ...

BERLIN (AP) — German far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel pledges to overtake conservative bloc, vows to win first place in next election.