Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany as second-largest party, exit polls show, after snap elections dominated by ...

Trump hails ‘great day for Germany’ as Merz’s Conservatives claim victory - AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent ...

The conservatives’ expected victory comes despite a historically strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Exit polls also indicate that Alternative ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives face a lackluster victory in the national election, while Alternative ...

For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party has come second in a German national election, a result that ...

Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next ...