German elections: CDU’s Merz looks set to be next chancellor as far-right AfD surges
Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow live updates.
Germany's Merz will push up debt with help of left, says AfD leader
The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, said Germany's likely next chancellor would be held hostage by left-wing parties that would seek to loosen tough fiscal rules.
As expected, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) ...
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Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...
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Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the ...
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Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...
If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.
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