Germany’s Social Democrats are under pressure to quickly revamp leadership as a role in a new government beckons, even though ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called 'a bitter election result.' ...

Germany’s center-right parties are on course to return to power after four years in opposition, while a far-right party that ...

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

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German voters cast their ballots in Sunday's election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

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

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany as second-largest party, exit polls show, after snap elections dominated by ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, ...

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.

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