The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

Germany's conservatives won Sunday's parliamentary elections, heading off the surging far-right AfD party, which roughly ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, has vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe at a ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has ruled out any such alliance but caused uproar last month by bringing a motion to parliament ...

Mr Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance won at least 28.5%, while the Alternative for Germany roughly doubled its score. Read ...

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

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

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

Germany's exit polls project a significant political shift as conservative leader Friedrich Merz leads the national election, ...