Polls opened at 8 a.m. (0700 UTC) and closed at 6 p.m. Latest projections put CDU/CSU at 29%, the right-wing populist AfD at around 19.5%, and Chancellor Scholz's SPD at 16% The AfD is shunned by ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...

On Sunday, February 23, Germany held early elections to the Bundestag. The winner of this election cycle was the conservative CDU/CSU alliance, while other parties received fewer votes or even ...

Germany’s CDU ahead in election exit poll, strong support for far right. ... On Sunday, the first exit polls said Merz’s CDU/CSU alliance had won at least 28.5 percent of the votes, ...

Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s election as voters rebuked the nation’s left-leaning government for its handling of the economy and immigration. Voters gave ...

Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option for forming a government amid a fragmented political landscape.

BERLIN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian CSU sister party won the election on Sunday and are likely to lead the next coalition government.

Germany’s recent national elections have been low-stakes affairs within a narrow, centrist band. But Sunday’s vote may be different, as the country seems poised to move right.

Here's what to know about Germany's election this Sunday An ... alongside its Bavarian sister CSU party (29%). The CDU will likely emerge as the largest vote-getter and thus be in the position of ...

With early elections on the cards after the German government collapse, signs are pointing to a new coalition led by the centre-right CDU. We spoke to experts to analyse what it could mean, from ...

The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister Christian Social Union (CSU) are most popular amongst churchgoing, older and rural voters. The two parties have consistently ...

BERLIN - Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option for forming a government amid a fragmented political landscape.