Far-right gains and a ‘sharper and edgier’ chancellor are among the takeaways from the country’s contest, an expert says.

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.

The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.

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

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

Friedrich Merz's conservatives have won, but the vote has thrown up some fascinating stories.

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

F RIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in Sunday’s elections to issue a ...

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

One-quarter of men aged 18-24 voted for the far-right AfD compared with 14 per cent of women in the same age group. There was ...