Friedrich Merz (L), Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag, speaks next to Markus Soeder, Minister President of Bavaria and chairman ...
Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance has dropped to just 28% in a new poll, just 19 days before the country votes in one of the most important elections in recent memory. Meanwhile, the formerly ...
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz is set to start talks to form a new coalition Merz reiterated his stance on not cooperating with the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD ...
Polls opened at 8 a.m. (0700 UTC) and closed at 6 p.m. Latest projections put CDU/CSU at 29%, the right-wing populist AfD at around 19.5%, and Chancellor Scholz's SPD at 16% The AfD is shunned by ...
Germany’s conservative Christian Democrat-led bloc secured 208 out of 630 seats in the lower house of parliament, meaning its leader, Friedrich Merz, will have to navigate complicated coalition ...
Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU), its more openly right-wing Bavarian affiliate, announced the names of their ministers in the incoming federal ...
The conservative alliance made up by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) is set to lead Germany again following the federal election on Sunday, ...
Germany's Centre Right Alliance (CDU/CSU) managed to secure the most seats in the country's parliamentary election on Sunday, suggesting a more innovation-friendly environment awaits. Friedrich Merz's ...
An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government for Germany. While the parties are bitter rivals, they have cooperated in ...