Conservative leader Friedrich Merz headed for Germany's top job after a career of ups and downs
Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...
Was Elon Musk the Big Winner of Germany's Election?
AfD's rise to become the second-largest party in Germany on Sunday's election is a boost to the country's conservative ...
Germany's New Political Leaders Face Big Problems of Their Own Making
Economically troubled Germany just held elections and will soon have a new government. The conservative Christian Democratic ...
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
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Germany’s Newly-Elected Conservative Party Would Rather Side With Socialists Than Other Right-Wingers
After Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won a plurality of seats in federal elections Sunday, party ...
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Who is Friedrich Merz? Christian Democratic Union frontrunner poised to become Germany’s next Chancellor
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is set to take the reins of the country’s government following a national election that saw his party secure ...
CDU has limited options for forming government by shutting out second-place Alternative for Germany
Alternative for Germany, the reformation party that sits to the right of the CDU/CSU's centrist conservatism, received ...
After Germany’s Right-Wing Gains in Elections, New Conservative Leader Vows to ‘Achieve Independence’ From U.S. Under Trump’s Rule
While the far right made historic gains in Germany’s pivotal federal elections on Sunday, the conservative Christian ...
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Germany’s Governance Test After Far-Right Electoral Surge
Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...
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Deeply divided Germany elects conservative Christian Democrats, far right surges to second place
Friedrich Merz’s mainstream Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, ...