Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

The final results spare the CDU from having to negotiate a three-party coalition with the Greens to leave out the far-right ...

With 28.6% of the vote, the CDU/CSU came out on top, ahead of the AfD, with 20.8% of the vote. CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who ...

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and is sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have won the snap elections in ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the presumptive next chancellor, has won his constituency in Sunday's ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, has said "from tomorrow we start working" on forming a government as ...

The leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) of Germany, former Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced the end of his political career.

AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in ...

Christian Lindner, resigned on Sunday after the party failed to cross the 5 per cent threshold to enter parliament.

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

Christian Lindner, resigned Sunday after the party failed to cross the five-percent threshold to enter parliament. Early ...