Five key takeaways from the German election
Friedrich Merz's conservatives have won, but the vote has thrown up some fascinating stories.
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Six things we learnt from the German election
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the centre-Right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), has emerged as the winner of Germany’s ...
Far-right AfD surge is warning for Germany's other parties, says winner Merz
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
What is the AfD, the far-right German party supported by Vance and Musk?
Concern is growing over the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s rise ahead of the German election. Its U.S. supporters ...
Trump claims German election results vindicate his agenda, even as the country’s next leader breaks away
Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one ...
German conservatives win election as AfD surges into second
Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won ...
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 ...
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‘Devastating’: What Germany’s election results mean for Jews
Germany’s AfD party placed second in the 2025 election, fueled by immigration fears, despite its association with neo-Nazis.