Merz claims win for German conservatives as far right surges to strongest postwar election result
Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...
CDU has limited options for forming government by shutting out second-place Alternative for Germany
The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...
German vote winner Merz faces tough talks to build govt
Merz has warned against more paralysis in Berlin at a time US President Donald Trump is driving head-spinning change, the ...
Factbox-Policies of Friedrich Merz's Germany's conservatives
Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian CSU sister party won the election on Sunday and are ...
Germany’s Merz claims victory for his conservatives as exit polls put far right on strong showing
The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...
German Election 2025: Conservative CDU/CSU bloc wins polls, far-right AfD finishes second
The result sprung surprises for the parties as far-right AfD achieved its best ever performance while Chancellor Olaf ...
CDU chairman: Merz’s win makes Germany a key player in the EU
CNN’s Fred Pleitgen speaks with Daniel Caspary, a member of the European Parliament and CDU/CSU group chair, on exit polls ...
'We have won the election': Germany's conservative leaders celebrate as far-right projected to take second place
The conservative CDU-CSU party is predicted to be the largest in the next German parliament with 30% of the vote. Friedrich ...