Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election, setting Friedrich Merz up to become the next chancellor. The far-right Alternative for Germany came in second with its best result ever.

German far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel pledges to overtake conservative bloc, vows to win first place in next election.

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

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz is projected to win Sunday’s federal election, comfortably finishing ahead of the far-right AfD party and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social ...

BERLIN — Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz has cast his vote in the German election. Merz is the leader of ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...

Polls will close at 6 p.m. local time (12 p.m. EST), and it will likely become clear in the ensuing hours which party has the ...

Polls are now open across Germany in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent. The election comes seven ...