A far-right party has come second in a German national election for the first time since the Second World War.

Merz's Conservative alliance secured the highest votes in a high-stakes German elections held on Sunday, bringing him into ...

The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the ...

The relationship between Europe and the U.S. is one of the world's longest alliances, and yet it has never been more closely ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday ...

Germany’s conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the elections, securing over 28% of the vote, while the far-right AfD ...

Friedrich Merz is likely to replace Olaf Scholz as the next German Chancellor. Merz has promised to crack down on illegal ...

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party achieved a historic milestone, surging to over 20% in national ...

Likely chancellor Merz accuses Trump of being 'largely indifferent to the fate of Europe'; AfD makes record gains but all ...

Merz, 69, now faces difficult and time-consuming coalition discussions after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...