Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream Conservatives ...

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a ...

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

Official count confirms that mainstream conservatives won German election as AfD surged to become second largest party.

Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...

Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany’s national election, while a ...

Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national ...

Twenty percent of Germans voted for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Sunday’s election, twice as many as ...

AfD leader Alice Weidel celebrated her party's historic performance in Germany's latest national election, with exit polls ...

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the ...