Friedrich Merz's conservatives have won, but the vote has thrown up some fascinating stories.

Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats, who finished first in Sunday’s election, has vowed ...

Germany's far-right party the AfD finished second in the country's parliamentary elections and are hailing the outcome as a ...

Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election​, while far ...

The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won ...

Elon Musk has continued his public association with Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, sending a ...