'We have won the election': Germany's conservative leaders celebrate as far-right projected to take second place
Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next ...
Record result for Musk-backed far-right party in German elections
Germany's conservatives win the vote, while the far right alternative has an unprecedented surge and the Social Democrats ...
Economy, immigration, Elon Musk at center of German election; conservative candidate favored to win
Germans go to the polls Sunday. Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats are likely to lose to the conservative CDU party, as the ...
Germany's Scholz accepts 'election defeat' as his SPD plunges to 16%
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has admitted his Social Democratic Party (SPD) has suffered a "bitter election result," after ...
Who are the outsiders in Germany’s Bundestag elections that may decide the vote outcome?
From Elon Musk to Zelenskyy, here’s a look at foreign actors who had a strong influence on the German political landscape as ...
Germany is holding a national election. Here’s what’s at stake
Germans are going to the polls on Sunday for national elections. Opinion polls suggest the outcome will be a new chancellor ...
Germany’s far-right seeks to convert the power of Trump into election gains
Sunday's vote is a pivotal moment for the Alternative for Germany party. It's polling high enough for second place as part of a far-right surge sweeping Europe.
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Friedrich Merz wins a messy victory. But can he now rule Germany?
That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after ...