Friedrich Merz will now begin coalition talks with the SPD or the Greens but not with the AfD, far-right party which came ...

Germany once again has the luxury of forming a government from the political centre without major obstacles. Read more at ...

Friedrich Merz's party and its ally, the Christian Social Union, won 28.5 per cent in Germany's general election, defeating ...

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 CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...

German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the ...

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

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

Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.

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