The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

As the new Bundestag meets for its first session since the election, we give you the rundown of what you need to know — from ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit ...

Merkel, the understated quantum chemist from the former communist east, and Merz, the overtly assured lawyer from the west, never much saw eye-to-eye. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Friedrich Merz ...

Mr. Hermsmeier is a journalist who writes about Germany’s politics and society. Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time. Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s ...

In a significant shift for Germany's defense policy, incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced plans to revitalize the country's military, the Bundeswehr, which has faced decades of ...

BERLIN — Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval ... fund will go into climate-related spending. PHOTOS: Germany's likely next leader wins parliament's ...

Yet, there’s understandable skepticism that Friedrich Merz can bear this mantle, much less fend off the far right. But now, after three decades of trying, Merz has the chance to prove he can.