CDU has limited options for forming government by shutting out second-place Alternative for Germany
The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...
Germany Election Result Explained: Shock For Scholz; Merz Presumptive Chancellor; AfD's Big Gains
Germany’s election results send shockwaves across Europe. Friedrich Merz’s CDU-CSU alliance secured a dominant victory, while ...
What the far right's biggest win since WWII means for Germany's 'firewall'
The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the second-largest share of the votes in the German election, it's the ...
German vote winner Friedrich Merzfaces tough talks to build government
Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new ...
Germany Election 2025: CDU Party Wins Exit Polls, Friedrich Merz To Lead; Setback For Trump's Tariff Saga?
With 28.5% of the vote, conservative party CDU leader Friedrich Merz is set on the path to becoming the next chancellor.
Germany’s conservative bloc claims election victory, faces domestic and foreign challenges ahead, expert says
Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, takes a ballot at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition ...
Meet Friedrich Merz, the trained pilot who will take the controls of Germany
Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...
The official results of the Bundestag elections have been announced in Germany
The first place in the parliamentary elections in Germany is occupied by the opposition bloc of the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU, "Union") of Friedrich Merz, ...
Germany elections: Riding on immigration concerns, far-right AfD becomes second-largest party
Germany's elections saw the far-right AfD secure over 20% of the vote, marking its highest-ever share. The CDU/CSU led by Friedrich Merz won with over ...
Exit polls show Germany’s conservatives winning as far-right AfD makes historic surge
Germany’s conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have emerged as the biggest winners in the German federal election, ...
German chancellor candidates react to exit polls in Sunday's election
German chancellor candidates have spoken publicly to their supporters after exit polls came out indicating the results of the ...