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

Merz, 69, faces complex and lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf ...

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

Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.

Germans voted for a change of leadership Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation's left-leaning ...

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

Germany’s Social Democrats are taking steps to revamp their leadership as a role in a new government beckons, even though ...

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

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.