Germany's parliamentary elections in February were competitive and professionally managed, despite logistical challenges due to tight deadlines. While ...

Mainstream conservatives win German elections, but far-right makes gains 02:05. Berlin — Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, in Halle, Germany, on January 25, 2025.

BERLIN — Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while the Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany ...

The 2025 election marks a major turning point for Germany, with a sharp rightward shift and the collapse of the center-left. Although Merz’s CDU/CSU secured the most votes, they fell short of a ...

Germany election results fuel fear of far-right AfD's rise in the east: "I know what this can all lead to" September 2, 2024 / 8:45 AM EDT / AP Anti-racism protesters take to U.K. streets .

The victory for Germany’s conservative opposition in Sunday’s election was the latest example of the "Trump effect internationally," according to Ned Ryun, the founder and CEO of American ...

Alice Weidel may get the last laugh yet. The co-leader of Germany’s most popular party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), was visibly amused on Tuesday morning when Friedrich Merz, the head of the ...

Germany’s governments are almost always formed ... and there are multiple different options for potential coalitions. The winner of the election will look for a partner to form a majority ...