Friedrich Merz, the leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, who together with its Bavaria-only Christian Social Union (CSU) form a conservative bloc said on Sunday that ...

Germany’s future chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday said his conservative CDU party has come to an agreement in principle with the Social Democrats (SPD) to form a coalition government.

Just one day after winning Germany’s election, the incoming Christian Democratic Union party, led by Friedrich Merz, submitted a formal parliamentary inquiry directed at specific non-governmental ...

Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP) has extended formal congratulations to Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) coalition following their victory in Germany's ...

Friedrich Merz speaks during a news conference at the headquarters of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Berlin ... Why Sunderland have a new badge ...

Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security ...

The center-right Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, won the Feb. 23 election with 28.5%. It’s an uncomfortably lackluster victory in a country ...

The move threatens to further embolden the AfD while isolating the CDU’s more centrist supporter base. “The AfD currently has positioned itself as the only party willing to talk about ...

The conservative CDU party won the most seats and will need to reach an agreement with another party to form a new government. Significantly the center-left SPD won enough seats to be able to form ...

Germany’s conservative CDU party has won the election, securing Friedrich Merz as the next chancellor. However, right behind them, the far-right AfD has surged to second place, capturing more th ...

According to the exit polls, it looks likely former chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party will win power under new leader Friedrich Merz. The polls suggest they will get 29 per cent of the vote.