The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

Germany's conservatives won the country's snap elections, but many in the party are disappointed at its overall showing. The ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Alice Weidel, the co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), has said she missed a congratulatory call from ...

Friedrich Merz, who has been declared winner in Germany’s elections, has a long to-do list to fulfil his promise of building ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s ...

Germany's conservatives, led by Friedrich Merz, win the national election, while the far-right AfD makes historic gains. Olaf ...

Germany’s conservative alliance has emerged victorious in the national election, paving the way for Friedrich Merz to become ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the centre-right opposition, Friedrich ...

BERLIN — Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won an unexciting victory in a national election Sunday, ...