Conservatives' Friedrich Merz on track to be next chancellor while far-right AfD in second place, its best result, exit polls ...

The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in the country’s national ...

The conservatives are on track for German election victory while Alternative for Germany (AfD) is heading for the strongest ...

The conservative CDU/CSU bloc secured 28.5% of the vote, while AfD garnered 20%, according to an exit poll published by ZDF public broadcaster.

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday's election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory. Exit polls also indicate that Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, and early exit poll data shows opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives in the lead. It also indicates that Alternative for Germany is ...

The Christian Democratic Union and its allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal ...

BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing German chancellor Scholz decries far-right AfD’s historic gains in Sunday’s election. Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...

The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the ...