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

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lamented a "bitter" defeat after his centre-left Social Democrats slumped to a heavy loss in ...

But the other big story is that the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is set to become the second biggest ...

After winning the German election, the conservative leader must navigate new era without Washington as close ally.

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

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian CSU sister party won the election on Sunday and are ...

Friedrich Merz is on the brink of achieving a long-held goal of becoming Germany's next chancellor after initial results ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become the country's next chancellor after initial results showed ...

BERLIN — Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz won Sunday's elections with between 28.5 and 29 percent of the vote, according to first TV exit polls. The far-right Alternative ...

The contenders have made contrasting proposals to turn around the German economy, which has shrunk for the past two years and hasn't managed real growth in much longer.