The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

Friedrich Merz, of Germany’s opposition conservatives, is on track to be chancellor after claiming victory, while exit polls ...

The conservative CDU/CSU bloc secured 28.5% of the vote, while AfD garnered 20%, according to an exit poll published by ZDF public broadcaster.

Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc won the national election, with Friedrich Merz likely to become chancellor. The far-right ...

Friedrich Merz and CDU/CSU win Germany’s 2025 elections with 29% of the vote. AfD becomes the main opposition, while SPD, Greens, and FDP face historic losses. What lies ahead for Germany’s new ...

Germany's conservatives won Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed by the far-right AfD in second place after record gains, according to exit ...

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

Germany's conservatives won Sunday's parliamentary elections, heading off the surging far-right AfD party, which roughly ...

Germany’s conservatives won Sunday’s elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed ...

The German elections saw Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU taking the lead with 29% of the vote, while the AfD improved its standing ...