Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called “a bitter election result.” ...

Germany's elections saw the Social Democrats defeated. CDU's Friedrich Merz declared victory, calling for a swift government ...

Olaf Scholz signalled that he doesn’t plan to help negotiate a coalition agreement with the CDU and will concentrate on his ...

Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now on course to win 20.5% of the vote, according to latest projections - but there is no ...

Friedrich Merz’s conservative alliance won Germany’s election, with AfD making record gains. US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and others welcomed the outcome.

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Germany’s conservative opposition came out strongest in parliamentary elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, dealing a ...

Mr Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance won around 28% of the vote, while the Alternative for Germany roughly doubled its score.

Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lacklustre victory in a national election on ...