The contenders in Germany’s election are making their final appeals to voters. The opposition leader and front-runner vowed ...
Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...
Germany’s opposition conservatives appear to have won a national election, putting Friedrich Merz on track to be chancellor.
In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...
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Merz, the current frontrunner, will likely face the challenge of assembling a three-way coalition, either with the SPD and ...
Ursula von der Leyen is about to face the most serious challenge to her leadership since she became European Commission ...
The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The conservative CDU/CSU bloc is set to win, but will be unlikely to secure a ...