Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election win BERLIN (AP) — Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election,

Frankfurt equities squeezed out gains Monday after conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, with investors hoping that Europe's largest economy can emerge from recession.

Frankfurt equities and the euro rose Monday after conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, with investors hoping that Europe's largest economy can emerge from recession.

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support for Ukraine as he outlined his foreign policy vision at the Munich

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is expected to be Germany's next chancellor. Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin, where he covers the human stories of a vast region reckoning with its past while it tries to guide the world toward a brighter future.

Friedrich Merz is poised to become the next German chancellor after his conservative Christian Democratic Union placed first in Sunday’s key election. Social scientist David Bebnowski, speaking from Berlin,

BERLIN — Germany’s conservatives won the national election on Sunday but a fractured vote handed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) its best ever result in second place and left conservative leader Friedrich Merz facing messy coalition talks.

Friedrich Merz leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), receives flowers as he arrives for a leaders meeting at the CDU's headquarters, in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb.

People watch a tv discussion with Friedrich Merz, leader of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), at a pub in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national