Germany's Christian Democratic Union taps Friedrich Merz as its candidate for chancellor in next national election ...

Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union has chosen its leader Friedrich Merz to be its candidate for ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Christian Democratic Union taps Friedrich Merz as its candidate for chancellor in next national election.

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A far-right party will become the first to have a major presence in a German parliament since World War Two, new exit polls suggest. Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is set to claim a majority ...

Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is preparing to govern the country, leaders said on Thursday, with only one year to go until parliamentary elections. The centre-right party has been in ...

The party won 32.8% of the vote in Thuringia, followed by the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with 23.6%. Image: AfD leader in Thuringia Bjorn Hocke gives a thumbs up on the day of ...

The party won 32.8% of the vote, followed by mainstream conservatives the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with 23.6%. It is the first time a far-right party has won the most seats in ...

The party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), won a majority of the vote in Thuringia, coming in ahead of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and becoming the first far-right party to ...

It also made strides in the Saxony state election, gaining almost as many votes as the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) — Germany's main national opposition party. The results are a ...

The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) fell to second place with 23.6 percent. The AfD also came in a close second place in the neighboring state of Saxony, less than a point behind the ...