Chancellor candidate from the conservative CDU/CSU bloc (Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union) Friedrich Merz announced his intention to form a new German government by Easter (celebrated ...

Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in ...

Merz, 69, now faces difficult and time-consuming coalition discussions after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...

Friedrich Merz is likely to replace Olaf Scholz as the next German Chancellor. Merz has promised to crack down on illegal ...

DAX futures firmed 0.2%, while EUROSTOXX 50 futures were flat. The euro edged 0.3% higher to $1.0493 after the CDU/CSU won as ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz said he’ll move quickly to form a new government after he won ...

BERLIN: Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday (Feb 23), vowed to help give Europe "real independence" from the ...

Opposition conservatives win German election Conservative chief Friedrich Merz hits out at US AfD scores historic result but ...

US President Donald Trump congratulated the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) on their victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday (local time). Trump drew parallels between the circumstances of ...

According to Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Konstantin Kosachev, Friedrich Merz will adhere to the pan-European position ...

The CDU/CSU has won the Bundestag election after all constituencies have been counted - well ahead of the second-placed AfD ...