with people cheering and waving Germany flags. For his part, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader and Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz claimed victory as he slammed US ...

“We have never been stronger — we are the second biggest force,” Weidel said at the event in Berlin, as party activists waved German flags. Merz has looked to move the CDU to the right on ...

Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option for forming a government amid a fragmented political landscape.

CDU leader Friedrich Merz ... Leader of far-right AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election.

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

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.