In spite of the Tesla CEO's best efforts, the AfD performed no better than had been expected when snap elections were called.

The Christian Democratic Union and its allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal ...

The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor, as exit polls show his centre-right grouping has won the general election. The far-right AfD appears to have come second. See more episodes ...

Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results ...

BERLIN: Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election ...

Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now on course to win 20.5% of the vote, according to latest projections - but there is no ...

Olaf Scholz signalled that he doesn’t plan to help negotiate a coalition agreement with the CDU and will concentrate on his ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s conservative opposition leader, has promised swift action to form a new government after winning Sunday’s federal election, ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives are on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest sh ...

In Germany, Friedrich Merz says the conservative bloc will do everything they can to form a government capable of taking ...