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

Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the center-right opposition, Friedrich ...

As a result, the CDU/CSU partnership is projected to secure 208 seats in the Bundestag, the German parliament, the AfD 152, ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader ...

German stocks rose modestly after a solid election victory for the conservative Friedrich Merz left him with a clear path to ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won ...

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, said he was under "no illusions" about the White House's impact on ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even ...

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’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...