The ruling Social Democrats called the election after losing a coalition partner last autumn and a confidence vote in parliament last December. But th

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at a special party convention of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/, File)

A deal with the SDP, party of current Chancellor Olaf Scholz who finished in a humbling third place, would allow Merz to keep the far-right AfD away from power. The AfD finished second with 20.8 percent of the vote,

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

Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s German election, with reports indicating one-in-five voters

Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.

Alternative for Germany, the reformation party that sits to the right of the CDU/CSU's centrist conservatism, received approximately 20.8% of the vote.

Election results map shows far-right AfD surge in East as CDU win most seats - The conservative alliance led by Feidrich Merz took the most seats in the German Bundestag, but Alice Weidel’s far-right AfD is close behind.

The centre-right Christian Democrats received the most votes at yesterday's election, while polls suggest Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to achieve the best result for a far-right party since WW2.

Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union's largest country and creating hopes for renewal in an economic powerhouse that has been badly battered in recent years.

In that sense, it offered a window into some of the parallel struggles faced by Democrats in the U.S. and the SDP in Germany, into their shared state of shock over what President Donald Trump is ...