Conservative leader Friedrich Merz vowed to move quickly to put together a coalition government. But that's likely to be a complicated task.

Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.

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

As the Exit polls, Germany’s national election saw the conservative led by Friedrich Merz, secure a significant victory, ...

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Germans voted for a change of leadership Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation's left-leaning ...

The country's far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), saw a historic jump in support, winning 20.8% of the vote.

If the exit poll stands, the CDU will claim 28.8% of the vote in Sunday’s election, meaning Merz – an old-school conservative ...

European shares steadied on Monday as Germany's election produced no nasty surprise, while Wall Street futures firmed on hopes results from AI diva Nvidia this week would justify the tech sector's sky ...

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