Sunday’s federal election in Germany was historic for more than one reason. After the collapse of the so-called ‘traffic ...

Merkel enjoyed an improbable rise from East German chemistry researcher to her reunited country’s first female chancellor.

Mr Merz's CDU/CSU alliance won around 28% of the vote, while Alternative for Germany roughly doubled its score. Read more at ...

More than 59 million German citizens are eligible to vote, including 2.3 million first-time voters and over 7 million with ...

Only 15% of women identify Merz as the political leader best suited to become chancellor, compared to 21% of men. The only other candidate demonstrating a similar divide is Alice Weidel, leader of the ...

Merz, 69, promises fundamental policy shifts, including stricter migration controls and market-friendly reforms to revive ...

Germany is set to hold the crucial federal election on Sunday (February 23) to elect its next chancellor. The snap polls were called by chancellor Olaf Scholz when his coalition government fell ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Election posters showing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and CDU top candidate for chancellor ...

From 2000 to 2002, Merz served as party leader but lost the position to Merkel, who later went on to become the first female chancellor in Germany’s history and to have the longest time in office.

Germany is gearing up for a pivotal election this Sunday, and the race for the next chancellor is heating up. With the country facing economic challenges, geopolitical tensions, and debates over ...

A raptor sits on an election poster showing CDU leader and top candidate for chancellor Friedrich Metz in New-Anspach near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst ...

BERLIN (AP) — Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, the opposition leader, the current vice chancellor and — for the ...