The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

US President Donald Trump has hailed Sunday as a “great day for Germany” after an election in which conservative opposition ...

Ukrainian center-right Christian Democrats won the elections. The pro-Russian anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party doubled its number of votes since the last elections.

The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU, is set to form a coalition after winning the most votes, per exit polls. The ...

Friedrich Merz of the conservative CDU/ CSU has won the German election, with far-right AfD in second place. Merz, Germany’s ...

German's Friedrich Merz has pledged to achieve "independence" from the United States after his centre-right alliance won ...

Friedrich Merz’s coalition, comprising CDU and its Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU), secured the largest vote ...

Christian Democrats projected to win nearly 29% of votes, while Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats fall to a historic low ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be succeeded by conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz after his party, the ...

It is time the continent realises the geopolitical contexts are so different that there is no guarantee of an all-weather ...