Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory, while Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded his center-left Social ...

Last night’s German election continues the global story of the collapse of the 20th century’s stable two-party system.

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

Polling stations opened at 8am (7am GMT) with more than 59 million Germans eligible to vote and first estimates based on exit ...

German exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives leading in the election. The Alternative for Germany ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...

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

A far-right party could hold the balance of power in Germany after sweeping to second place in a historic election. Exit ...

Last month, he brought a nonbinding motion calling for many more migrants to be turned back at Germany's borders to ...