German election 2025: The winners and losers
The conservative CDU is celebrating (somewhat), the center-left SPD is reeling and the far-right AfD is making history. Here’s our analysis.
German conservatives win election but far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its best ever result.
Friedrich Merz on track to win German federal election
After two torturous months of campaigning, the wait is over. Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU party, is on track to win Germany’s federal election. According to the official exit
Conservatives celebrate German election win as the far right sees historic success
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, projections show.
German elections: CDU wins, Merz aims for coalition by Easter
With all constituencies counted, the centre-right Christian Democratic Union has claimed victory, while minnows, including the left-conservative BSW, barely missed the threshold to enter parliament. #
The Latest: Merz wins Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains
German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.
Was Elon Musk the Big Winner of Germany's Election?
AfD's rise to become the second-largest party in Germany on Sunday's election is a boost to the country's conservative movement—and to Elon Musk as well.
Germany's AfD, Left win enough seats to veto constitutional changes
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament, enough to block a loosening of Germany's debt brake - a mechanism some investors and political parties say stymies economic growth.
Germany’s historic election — in charts
The elections have highlighted the steady erosion in support for the so-called people’s parties — the CDU and the SPD — that have dominated Germany’s political life since 1949. Merz was aiming to secure at least 30 per cent of the vote for the CDU and its Bavarian sister party,
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On Political Fragmentation: How Easy or Difficult Will it Be for Germany to Put Together a Stable Government After Sunday’s Election?
I’m following the fascinating German election, which takes place tomorrow, closely. One of the intriguing issues is how the role of the small parties, and the 5% threshold for a party to win any seats ...
Merz’s victory opens new era of German uncertainty
Friedrich Merz will be the next chancellor of Germany. And he still can’t tell what his government program will be. His ...
BSW's Sahra Wagenknecht mulls challenging German election results
The left-wing conservative BSW party fell just short of the 5% threshold to enter the Bundestag with a nail-biting share of 4 ...
Germany Election Maps: How Conservatives Regained Power
Maps show how every district in Germany voted. The conservative Christian Democrats have won the most seats while the ...
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GERMANY: Official Interim Election Results Tilt Towards Missing BSW & FDP
Official interim results on the German parliamentary election closely tilt towards the possibility of a two-party coalition of Union (CDU/CSU) and SPD, as they see both FDP and BSW to not secure ...
Who were the biggest winners and losers of German federal elections: Four key takeaways
Germany's election reshapes the political scene, with the far right and far left parties on the rise and coalition chaos and ...
Transport policy from the 2025 election manifestos: CDU/CSU, FDP, BSW and AFD
The parties have very different ideas on transport policy for the Bundestag elections. In the first part, we take a look at ...
What We Learned From the German Election That Will Bring Change to the EU's Leading Power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...