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

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

German conservatives under likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move quickly to try to form a coalition ...

Analysts say Friedrich Merz will have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S.

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

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

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its ...