Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

His explosive bid to tighten migration rules with the support of far-right votes in parliament reveals a man willing to ...

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer ...

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 ...

Polls are now open across Germany in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent. The election comes seven ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...

German nationals are heading to the ballots on February 23, with the country's current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, down in ...

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.

Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s ...

German voters head to the polls in a winter election on Sunday but may not have a new government for some time.

EU parties is the likely outcome of Germany’s election. However, with one in five voters still undecided at the campaign's close, concerns are growing that support for the far right may be underestima ...