Friedrich Merz wins a messy victory. But can he now rule Germany?
That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after coalition talks. The second was that the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) had surged to its best-ever score,
Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, has said "from tomorrow we start working" on forming a government as the far-right AfD won its best-ever results.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat in the national elections, acknowledging the poor election result and taking ...
Germany's national elections saw Olaf Scholz's SPD defeated, with Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance winning over 28% of the ...
Germany votes in a national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Conservative leader ...
This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...
In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...
Germany’s electoral system rarely gives any party an absolute majority and opinion polls suggest that no party is anywhere ...
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