Here’s how the candidates reacted to early exit results. Scholz who led the last coalition government before it collapsed triggering this vote convened with supporters in the German capital, Berlin.

The euro jumped to a one-month high and stock futures charged ahead on Monday after Germany's conservatives won the national ...

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new ...

Trump Applauds German Conservative Victory** In a significant victory for conservative values across the globe, Germany's center-right Christian Democr ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, takes a ballot at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while ...

Germany’s conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have emerged as the biggest winners in the German federal election, ...

US president Donald Trump has hailed Sunday as a "great day for Germany" after an election in which conservative opposition ...

Despite domestic challenges, Merz’s strong transatlantic ties and pro-NATO stance may be welcomed by European allies, ...

Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...

The Alternative for Germany party (AfD) emerged as the second-largest political force in Germany, securing around 20% of the ...

EVEN AS COUNTING continues in Germany’s election, three things are clear. The first is that the opposition conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), along with their Bavarian sister party, the Christian ...