Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream conservatives ...

The 69-year-old head of the center-right Union bloc, which won the country’s national election with 28.6 percent of the votes, has by far the best chance of forming a new government.

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

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservative party was poised for a modest win in the national election on Sunday, ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest ...

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