That cemented its primacy in a region that has long been its stronghold, and where it won its first state election last year.

He has repeatedly pledged not to work with the far-right anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party despite their second-place finish.

Alternative for Germany surged to the best showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday's national election and became the strongest political force in parts of the country.

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 ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

Both the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland and the far-left Die Linke saw significant gains and were the most popular ...

While the far right made historic gains in Germany's elections on Sunday, Conservative politician Friedrich Merz won with ...

A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...

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