Germany's centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has emerged as the strongest party in local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, according to initial projections ...

The CDU remains the strongest party after local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. However, the far-right Alternative for Germany tripled its 2020 results. The Greens have emerged as the clear ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic initial defeat on his first ballot, which caused tumult in the Bundestag, or ...

Researchers say a far-right social media campaign — that painted a respected law professor as extremist — caused the suspension of the election of judges to Germany's highest court.Whenever there's ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz is planning to seek election as chancellor in a second round of voting, his parliamentary group said on Tuesday, after Merz failed to garner the necessary ...

BERLIN -- German election winner Friedrich Merz's party on Monday approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left rival, bringing him closer to the helm of a leading European ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for parliament to elect conservative leader Friedrich Merz as the country’s ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Armin Laschet here was ridiculed on social media for a misstep on election day on Sunday, capping a campaign marred by embarrassing ...