Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory, while Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded his center-left Social ...

A far-right party has come second in a German national election for the first time since the Second World War.

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is poised to win the German election, with Friedrich Merz set to become the new ...

Merz's Conservative alliance secured the highest votes in a high-stakes German elections held on Sunday, bringing him into ...

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On 23 February, Germany will vote to decide who will run their next federal government. There’s five candidates running to be ...

The euro opened higher on Monday while stock futures were volatile as Germany's conservatives won the national election as ...

In spite of the Tesla CEO's best efforts, the AfD performed no better than had been expected when snap elections were called.

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

The euro firmed on Monday after Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election as expected, while the dollar ...

Friedrich Merz leads CDU/CSU to victory in German election, while AfD doubles support; Merz vows to fight bureaucracy.