BERLIN — Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz has cast his vote in the German election. Merz is the leader of ...

Exit polls in Germany's national election Sunday show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives leading, with ...

As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...

Germany votes in a national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz leads the race, while far-right AfD eyes historic gains. Over 500, ...

Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final debate on German television on Wednesday ahead of elections next Sunday. Is French President Emmanuel Macron’s ...

Germany’s opposition conservatives appear to have won a national election, putting Friedrich Merz on track to be chancellor.

Far right comes second, getting best result in a postwar national vote in Germany, sending shock waves across Europe.

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...

In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...