The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.

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

U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Sunday as a "great day for Germany" after an election in which the centre-right opposition ...

At the start of November last year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner - the leader of one of ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

The center-right Christian Democratic Union party is leading the elections in Germany, according to exit polls, with the ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, has vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe at a ...

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.