Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its best ever result.

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, voter demographics and possible coalition outcomes.The ...

Germany's political newcomer, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), filed a complaint on Monday with the constitutional court ...

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Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, for Europe or for the United States.

Germany’s recent elections promise hope for the West. If such a left-leaning country can experience a remarkable shift ...

Friedrich Merz is likely to become the next German chancellor after his conservative CDU party topped the vote in elections, exit polls project. The stuttering economy and immigration were major ...

Overall, the political shifts in Germany reflect a desire for change in a country that hasn’t been this politically engaged ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest.

after the German national election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) From left: Lars Klingbeil, co-leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Saskia Esken, co-leader of ...