Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started ...

Markus Soeder, Bavaria's premier and CSU leader, declared collaboration with the Greens implausible. As projections favor his ...

The conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), which is in alliance with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), emerged as the ...

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Bavarian Premier Markus Söder exuded optimism when casting his ballot in Germany's early elections on Sunday, with his ...

and Bavaria Governor Markus Soeder wave to supporters at a party event in Brilon, Germany, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) A Christian Democratic Union election poster is smeared ...

German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter ...

shakes hands with Markus Soeder, leader of CSU and Minister-President of Bavaria, at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election.

Markus Söder (right) is Bavaria's state premier and head of the CSU The state governor of Bavaria, Markus Söder, who is also leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), the CDU's sister party ...