He has repeatedly pledged not to work with the far-right anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party despite their second-place finish.

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

Alternative for Germany surged to the best showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday's national election and became the strongest political force in parts of the country.

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8 percent and the Social ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

An analysis of Germany’s election data shows that Sunday’s vote was historic for several reasons. Five key observations show ...