German citizens will vote twice: once for a local member of parliament and second for a party. A party must receive at least 5 percent of the national vote to enter the Bundestag, the elected ...

Friedrich Merz is likely to become the next German chancellor after his conservative CDU party topped the vote in elections, exit polls project. The stuttering economy and immigration were major ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, voter demographics and possible coalition outcomes. The German ...

BERLIN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor while the far-right Alternative ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won the German election, defeating Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats. Merz says he wants to form a government within two months, saying he wants to ...