El País in English38m
Conservative leader Merz only needs Social Democrats to form coalition in Germany
The final results spare the CDU from having to negotiate a three-party coalition with the Greens to leave out the far-right ...
Germany's Conservatives CDU/CSU Declare Election Victory, Hard Coalition Talks Next
Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option ...
German election results 2025 – live: Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives celebrate win as far right party makes record gains
Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream conservatives had ...
The Street Journal58m
Election analysis: Germany votes for change
Winning the most votes and providing Germany's next chancellor — the conservative Union of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) has achieved ...
Germany’s Merz calls for ‘independence’ from US after election win
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.