The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

The victory of the Christian Democratic leader in the February 23 German parliamentary elections was met with relief by ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats ... to pursue better relations with France and Poland, and to take a tougher stance against China, which he has described as a full ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

OP-ED. Germany doubts itself more than ever, writes diplomat Jérémie Gallon. But it would be a big mistake to underestimate ...

The bloc’s leader Friedrich Merz vowed to “achieve independence ... Related: The US has signalled it will maintain a military presence in Poland despite emerging tensions over Ukraine.

Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc has won the national ... and together with France and Poland, we play a crucial role in Europe. And what we need is a German government, which is capable of ...

But party leader Friedrich Merz has left the door open to reform ... ties with the U.S. and renewed cooperation with France and Poland. It backs Ukraine with diplomatic, financial, humanitarian ...

The conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will likely lead a new government under its chairman Friedrich Merz after winning ... partners such as France and Poland deteriorated over the ...

Friedrich Merz, the man set to lead Germany after winning a snap election, says the far-right surge is a warning for the country's other parties Merz, whose conservative CDU/CSU alliance won 28.6% ...