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

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory ...

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

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, has again ruled out cooperating with ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest ...

A marked moment of political severance came at the end of January, when Friedrich Merz pushed through a non-binding motion on ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become the country's next chancellor after initial results showed ...

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU, is set to form a coalition after winning the most votes, per exit polls. The ...

Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...