Germany’s election result cements a shift to the right in Europe

Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years. The latest result cements a shift to the right in Europe.

Polls open in pivotal parliamentary elections in Germany

German are voting for their next parliament and, ultimately, government on Sunday in the country’s snap federal election. The ...

Germany's Merz re-elected as head of conservative party

Germany's governing conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), on Friday re-elected Chancellor Friedrich Merz as its chairman. Merz was backed by a large majority of 878 delegates in ...

Christian Democrats claim victory in German election; far right surges

The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the far-right AfD has come in second.
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Germany's conservatives win election as far-right AfD leaps to second place, exit polls show

BERLIN — The Christian Democratic Union and the allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election on Sunday, according to exit polls from German ...

Far-right AfD climbs to second in Berlin poll ahead of state election

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has reached second place in a poll in Berlin, months before elections in the ...