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

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

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

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the ...

Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic ...

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

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

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...

A marked moment of political severance came at the end of January, when Friedrich Merz pushed through a non-binding motion on ...