The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is currently level with Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU alliance on 26% support among the electorate, according to a new survey by ...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz is set to start talks to form a new coalition Merz reiterated his stance on not cooperating with the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD ...

In the midst of its coalition negotiations, the CDU/CSU has lost six percentage points. The head of the Institute for New Social Answers (INSA) Hermann Binkert calls this a "loss of support that has ...

BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 23: Friedrich Merz (C), chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU), speaks to supporters at CDU headquarters following the announcement of initial ...

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor of Germany on Tuesday. The leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had been widely expected to win ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Friedrich Merz , Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) candidate for chancellor and federal CDU chairman, leaves the ...

Germany's centrist parties on Monday signed a coalition agreement and announced additional members of cabinet. The CDU's Friedrich Merz and the new cabinet ministers are set to take office Tuesday.

A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become the country's 10th chancellor since World War II. As part of the deal, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

In a significant political shift, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU emerged victorious over the SPD in ...