Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture.

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

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

The Latest: Merz Wins Germany's Election While AfD Makes Historic Gains German voters cast their ... showing for a far-right party since World War II. The election came as Germany and the rest ...

He has already started to speak on what a new-look German government could mean for Europe going forwards. It follows weeks of continental unrest as European leaders continue to butt heads with ...

Leader of AfD Alice Weidel ... AfD became the first far-right party to win a state election in post-World War II Germany in Thuringia in September. The party is backed by high-profile US figures ...

BERLIN — German opposition leader Friedrich Merz ... the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II, projections showed. Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center ...

Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate for the party, known by its German initials ... far-right party since the end of World War II. But Friedrich Merz, leader of the first-place Christian ...

ELON Musk has sent his congratulations to Germany's far-right AfD party after their historic election showing. The Tesla chief put out an X post saying "it is only a matter of time" before AfD ...