German election results 2025 – live: Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives win as far right party makes big gains
Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream Conservatives ...
Who is Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's new chancellor?
On Sunday (Feb 23) after his party headed for the big win, Merz told his supporters, “Germany will once more be governed ...
What the German election result means for Europe
Germany’s centre-right leader Friedrich Merz has won federal elections, and is set to steer Europe’s largest economy towards a more stable government as he seeks to form a coalition with the ...
Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place
Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...
The Latest: Opposition leader Merz’s headed to form Germany's next government
Opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, ...
5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election
Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...
Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult
Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...
Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result
Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national ...
German Elections: Olaf Scholz concedes defeat, Conservatives lead, Friedrich Merz secures victory
Germany‘s conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, won the national election on Sunday, but the outcome was far from ...
Exit polls show Germany’s conservatives winning as far-right AfD makes historic surge
Germany’s conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have emerged as the biggest winners in the German federal election, ...