German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday.

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

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 ...

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

BERLIN, February 24. /TASS/. Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) that is winning the snap election to Bundestag, rejected the possibility of having the coalition with ...

BERLIN (AP) — German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, projections show. Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, ...

Friedrich Merz and the opposition conservatives have won Germany's national election, paving the way for Merz to become the next chancellor. The far-right Alternative for Germany achieved its best ...

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany as second-largest party, exit polls show, after snap elections dominated by ...

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...

Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany's chancellor after a historic election, aims to secure European independence from the U.S. amid complex coalition negotiations. Despite rising far-right ...