Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old conservative leader, is in pole-position to become Germany's next chancellor, in a vote ...

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe ...

CDU's Freiderich Merz, frontrunner for chancellor, has promised a ‘much tougher stance’ than the one Germany has been ...

Germany's early elections were triggered by a collapsed coalition government amid a series of deadly attacks and far-right ...