The preliminary results of Germany’s national election on Sunday are in, with conservative parties winning the most votes and the far-right nearly doubling its seats in the national legislature.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz is planning to seek election as chancellor in a second round of voting, his parliamentary group said on Tuesday, after Merz failed to garner the necessary ...

The youth organizations of Germany's leading political parties are growing more self-confident. With tight majorities in the ...

Initial projections show the center-right CDU set to win municipal elections across North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state. The far-right AfD party made major gains in the vote. Follow ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and candidate for ...

Election campaign posters for (from L) the Free Democrats (FDP), the Left Party (Die Linke), the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party (Die Gruenen), and the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz, likely to be vows coalition govt will 'move our country forward again' Talks between the conservatives and the Social Democrats resumed after long, and ...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz was only elected German chancellor in the second round of voting on Tuesday—and only thanks to the help of the Left Party and the Greens. Merz ...

From left to right: Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman, Markus Söder (CSU), Minister President of Bavaria and CSU chairman, Lars Klingbeil, SPD parliamentary group ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's pro-business Free Democrats, emerging as a pivotal force ahead of September elections, worry that declining support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats ...