BERLIN — A conservative backlash is brewing in Germany, but the likely winners are working to make the transition palatable for all citizens. The Union parties — the Christian Democratic Union ...

The CDU/CSU received approximately 28.5% of votes in Sunday’s election, coming in close to the 30% support estimated ahead of the polls. This will put them in first place, but their victory is ...

All parties have ruled out forming a coalition with far-right AfD. Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option for ...

The conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) have gained the highest percentage of seats in the German election with 28.6%, the German electoral authority said in preliminary results.

Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU conservative alliance has won Germany's general election with 28.6% of the vote, according to early results after vote counting concluded. At second place was the far ...

Friedrich Merz from the opposition CDU is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor. Leaders of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are gearing up to lead the country's next ...

Euractiv Editor-in-Chief Matthew Karnitschnig says the CDU’s Friedrich Merz has indicated he is “not going to entertain” a coalition with the AfD following the German elections.

Merz's CDU/CSU bloc secured first place with 28.5% of the vote, followed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20%, a record result for the party, as reported by the public ...

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 ...

Mr. Merz’s CDU/CSU alliance won at least 28.5%, said the first exit polls from two public broadcasters, crushing the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) of the outgoing chancellor, Olaf Scholz ...

No single political formation’s vote share crossed the 30% mark, though the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)-Christian Social Union (CSU) emerged as the single largest group with a combined vote ...