The Latest Breaking News from Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has captured the highest proportion of votes in Germany’s election on Sunday. The celebrations could be short-lived, though, as the task of forming a government now looms.

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new coalition government, warning "the world isn't waiting for us".

Asian markets mostly fell Monday following a dour end to last week for Wall Street, where a disappointing round of data added to concerns about the world's number one economy.

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

Donald Trump declares conservative victory a ‘great day for Germany’ before congratulating himself

President Donald Trump took to social media to celebrate the victory grasped by Germany's conservative opposition in the recent federal election.

The conservative CDU has won the most votes, with party leader Merz signalling he hopes to form a government quickly.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, projections show.

The country faces weeks or even months of coalition negotiations after no party won a majority

Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor.

The centre-right CDU party has won the German elections but achieved a historically low result. The far-right AfD doubled its support, although it fell short of expectations. However, the biggest loser in Sunday's vote is the SPD party of incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which has been relegated to third place…