Threatened by far-right gains, Friedrich Merz faces tricky coalition talks as he tries to address anti-immigration sentiments while keeping potential left-wing government partners ...

Notably, the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 19.5 percent votes. Its leader Alice Weidel expressed her ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...

German stocks rallied on Monday, February 24, 2025, and the euro reached a one-month high after Germany's election results.

Exit poll results suggest vast gains for the far-right AfD party and a sizeable shift in the fortunes of Germany’s two ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat in the national elections, acknowledging the poor election result and taking ...

Friedrich Merz could have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S., analysts say.

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won the national election on Sunday, while far-right Alternative for ...

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next chancellor though his country’s traditional political stability has vanished.