Germany’s incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced Wednesday his center-right Christian Democratic Union made a deal to form a governing coalition with the center-left Social Democrats. The ...

Friedrich Merz is expected to become Germany’s next leader after the center-right Christian Democratic Union and the center-left Social Democrats reached a deal to form a new German government.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union, signed a coalition deal with Social Democratic Party to form a new government.

Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as the second-largest party, according to exit polls.

Christian Democratic Union Wins German Election as Far-Right AfD Party Gains Ground, Placing Second in Exit Polls ‘We have never been stronger — we are the second biggest force,’ AfD co-leader Alice ...

People watch a TV discussion with Friedrich Merz, leader of the German Christian Democratic Union, at a pub in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election.

Friedrich Merz is expected to become Germany’s next leader after the center-right Christian Democratic Union and the center-left Social Democrats reached a deal to form a new German government.

LONDON -- Before the final votes in Germany 's election were even counted, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party, who is set to become the next chancellor ...

Based on projections, the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and its sister Christian Social Union (CSU) won the most votes, followed by the ...

The Table Media portal said that the 62-year-old Wadephul, from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is to be the country's top foreign policy official, replacing Annalena Baerbock.