But the other big story is that the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is set to become the second biggest ...

The exit poll suggests the CDU has topped today's ballot securing 28.5 per cent of the vote while the AfD have taken 20 per ...

German exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives leading in the election. The Alternative for Germany ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lamented a "bitter" defeat after his centre-left Social Democrats slumped to a heavy loss in ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, has vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe at a ...

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

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has ruled out any such alliance but caused uproar last month by bringing a motion to parliament ...

Friedrich Merz is a former banker and has never been a government minister but is being eyed as Germany's next chancellor.

The contenders have made contrasting proposals to turn around the German economy, which has shrunk for the past two years and hasn't managed real growth in much longer.

Early projections put Merz‘s centre-right bloc, which also includes the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), at 29%, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) at 20 % and the Social Democrats (SPD ...