German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has acknowledged his party’s heavy loss in the national elections held on Sunday, February 23.

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory ...

Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results ...

The conservative CDU/CSU party won in Germany’s national election, with leader Friedrich Merz saying he wants ‘unity’ in ...

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

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s conservative opposition leader, has promised swift action to form a new government after winning Sunday’s federal election, ...

Olaf Scholz signalled that he doesn’t plan to help negotiate a coalition agreement with the CDU and will concentrate on his ...

Merz, 69, faces lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany surged to second place in a ...

Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now on course to win 20.5% of the vote, according to latest projections - but there is no ...

Germany's conservatives swept to victory in Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed by the ...

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Voters turned out in record numbers for the German election. Here’s a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats in ...