German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to become the second biggest force in the country, with a record 20.5 ...

The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.

One in five voters in the German election favored the far right. The Afd leader’s dramatic rise terrifies many of the others.

"We have doubled our votes," Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate Alice Weidel says as exit poll results are announced in ...

Yet early voter analysis shows the asylum/public security issue was key in a mass defection of voters from mainstream parties ...

Friedrich Merz poised to become next chancellor after exit polls predict victory for his centre-Right Christian Democratic ...

Berlin — Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, ...

The racist, far-right, pro-Russia AfD— founded in 2013 as an anti-European Union party—is an outlier even among Europe’s nationalist parties. One senior leader has been twice convicted of using banned ...

Centre-right party the Christian Democratic Union of Germany is projected to win the national election, putting Friedrich Merz on track to be the country's next chancellor.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, projections show.