Official count confirms that mainstream conservatives won German election as AfD surged to become second largest party.

Merz’s priority will be to form a government with the third-placed Social Democrats (SPD), led by Germany’s current ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, achieved a modest victory in the national election. The ...

Germany's businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday's national election raises ...

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on January 25, 2025 in Halle, ...

In Germany, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative CDU party placed first in Sunday’s election. Merz said Germany and Europe must achieve independence from ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is hoping to win the country's next election, co-leader Alice Weidel said on ...

Struggling a month ago, the far-left Die Linke party surged into Parliament by riding a backlash against conservative immigration policy.

Sunday’s German election saw a big shift toward right-wing parties. But while the Alternative für Deutschland piled up votes ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...

It is the closest thing to a referendum on mass migration, in a country where referendums are not condoned by the ...