Friedrich Merz's conservatives (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s national election in Germany, but in second place, the far-right ...

voter demographics and possible coalition outcomes.The German election on February 23 saw a record-breaking voter turnout of 82.5%, according to the Federal Election Commission. That's a significant ...

Merz's Union bloc, which has led the opposition since 2021, won Sunday's election, in which the far-right, anti-immigration ...

The conservatives and Social Democrats also banned leaks, according to a leaked copy of the rulebook seen by POLITICO.

His center-right bloc became the largest opposition force in parliament in 2021, following 16 years in government ... Merz attempted to tighten Germany's asylum policies even before the election. For ...

it is projected to lose all 91 seats it has held since 2021. As its poor result became clear, leader Christian Lindner announced he would leave active politics. “The German election brought ...

A center-right chancellor should be good news for the GOP. Musk and Vance shouldn’t have meddled.

Merz's conservatives came first in Germany's national election on Sunday ... as Merkel's successor as party leader, in 2018 and 2021, before his doggedness won out in 2022. He took office pledging ...

Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.

A divided Germany has emerged from Sunday’s election. The vote delivered a resounding defeat of the Social Democrats (SPD) of ...

Talking to voters about the many non-conspiracy reasons they vote for a far-right party can help break "the glass door." ...

After becoming a deciding issue for many in 2021, climate change has now dropped down the list of voter priorities in Germany.