Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to subsidize German industry. Other European governments worry about unfair ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading ...

Berlin — Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest.

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...

The 2025 election marks a major turning point for Germany, with a sharp rightward shift and the collapse of the center-left. Although Merz’s CDU/CSU secured the most votes, they fell short of a ...

Germany’s governments are almost always formed ... and there are multiple different options for potential coalitions. The winner of the election will look for a partner to form a majority ...

Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national election.

Germany’s would-be next chancellor Friedrich Merz is asking lawmakers to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's constitutional court on Thursday dismissed a complaint by the leftist Sarah Wagenknecht Alliance ...

For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.

Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest defense contractor, is looking to take over idle Volkswagen plants to expand its production capacity as Europe ramps up military spending. The company has tripled in ...