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

Far right Afd’s surge is ‘final warning’ to democratic parties, victorious Merz says - Friedrich Merz set to become new ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has pledged to gain “independence” from the US after his centre-right CDU/CSU alliance won ...

Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel speaks following the election result which saw her party become the ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next chancellor though his country’s traditional political stability has vanished.

Germany's conservatives won the country's snap elections, but many in the party are disappointed at its overall showing. The ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz is almost certain to become chancellor, but first he needs to win over the Social ...

Provisional results in Germany’s election confirmed that mainstream conservatives won German’s national election, while a far ...

Germany’s conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the elections, securing over 28% of the vote, while the far-right AfD ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.