Germans voted for a change of leadership Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation's left-leaning ...

based on exit polls and partial counting, put support for Merz’s Union bloc around 28.5% and the anti-immigration Alternative ...

The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

In initial exit polls, the conservative right party in Germany has taken the lead in the country’s election. Former Deputy ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday.

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

Alternative for Germany, a far-right political party under surveillance by intelligence services for suspected extremism, ...

Voters give the center-right a chance to govern, but the AfD lurks to take advantage of failure.

Friedrich Merz will be the next chancellor of Germany. And he still can’t tell what his government program will be. His ...