Germany’s conservatives face narrow path to power after election victory
Conservatives expected to have tough coalition talks after the far-right AfD surged to become Germany’s second-largest party.
Who is Friedrich Merz, CDU leader set to become Germany's new chancellor
The 69-year-old head of the centre-right Union bloc, which won the country's national election with 28.6 per cent of the ...
Germany's conservatives declare victory in Berlin. Now the hard work begins
A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz headed for Germany’s top job after a career of ups and downs
The 69-year-old head of the center-right Union bloc, which won the country’s national election with 28.6 percent of the votes, has by far the best chance of forming a new government.