The 69-year-old corporate lawyer and investment banker is now set to become Germany’s next chancellor, replacing the ...

At the start of November last year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner - the leader of one of ...

Centre-right party the Christian Democratic Union of Germany is projected to win the national election, putting Friedrich Merz on track to be the country's next chancellor.

Friedrich Merz poised to become next chancellor after exit polls predict victory for his centre-Right Christian Democratic ...

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

The Christian-Democratic center-right party (CDU/CSU), led by Friedrich Merz, will return to be the ruling party with 220 ...

His offer to step aside follows reports that Ukraine may be forced to hold elections before any final peace deal is signed ...

The German Conservative party has been elected, securing the largest part in the next German parliament. The party received ...

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

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is celebrating what it calls a "historic" victory in the national ...

With exit polls broadly in line with what was expected by markets, investors’ attention will now turn to how quickly Merz can ...