Germany's conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz welcomed on Monday the interest shown by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

FDP has 'paid a high price' but 'remains a political factor' Germany's snap election on Sunday was called as a result of ...

Friedrich Merz, whose party won the most seats in Germany's federal election, is likely to become the next chancellor.

The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen speaks with Daniel Caspary, a member of the European Parliament and CDU/CSU group chair, on exit polls ...

Germany’s centre-right CDU and CSU parties have won the federal elections with about 28.5 to 29 per cent of the vote ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...

A conservative backlash is brewing in Germany, but the likely winners are working to make the transition pragmatic and ...

Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor.

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian CSU sister party are topping polls for the election ...