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

With exit polls broadly in line with what was expected by markets, investors’ attention will now turn to how quickly Merz can form a government.

As Germany heads to the polls on February 23, Europe finds itself at a crossroads. With Berlin and Paris preoccupied with ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor while the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

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

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday's election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

Co-leaders of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla react to the first exit polls of the 2025 general election, in Berlin, Germany, February 23, 2025.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz bemoans his Social Democrats' 'bitter' result, congratulates Friedrich Merz, whose coalition prospects ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Exit polls also indicate that Alternative ...

Millions voted for a new federal government after the country's three-party coalition fell apart at the end of last year.

While the main winners in Germany's election on Sunday were the conservative bloc led by Friedrich Merz - who is likely to ...

Berlin police used force to break up a protest taking place inside a bus on Sunday in front of the far-right Alternative for ...