Germany's new Chancellor-elect Merz to seek coalition government, pledges to shift away from US
Merz, 69, now faces difficult and time-consuming coalition discussions after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...
The Latest: Merz wins Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains
German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading ...
German Elections 2025 Results: Conservative Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz Wins, Far Right 2nd With Strongest Performance Since World War-2
Projections for ARD and ZDF public television showed his party finishing in third place with its worst postwar result in a ...