Friedrich Merz is on track to become Germany's next chancellor after his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party took roughly 30% of the vote in landmark German elections on Sunday, according to two early exit polls.

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and is sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have won the snap elections in the German Bundestag, defeating Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SDP).

COMMENT: At face value the overnight results from the German general election look like a political earthquake of epic proportions.

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest

A conservative backlash is brewing in Germany, but the likely winners are working to make the transition pragmatic and palatable for all citizens.

Friedrich Merz, who’s promising to unite Europe in the face of challenges from both Russia and the U.S., is expected to become the country’s next leader.

Germany’s ruling Social Democrats Party (SDP) were voted out in the country’s general election on Sunday, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) making significant gains to come second.

Officials warn that Germany's federal elections on Sunday might be the last gasp of normalcy in the Bundenstag if establishment parties don't fulfill voters' expectations.

The center-left Social Democrats (SDP) have taken 16% of the vote, in what is potentially its worst result ever; followed by the Greens with 13.3%, and then the Left party with 8.6%, the liberal ...