Mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz have won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, possible coalition outcomes and voter demographics ...

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

The crucial question now is which coalition will help Friedrich Merz secure the Chancellorship, and how stable and enduring ...

While the positions of Bundestag members on North Korea are divided, their assessment of the South Korean insurrection ...

According to an anonymous French official, "posting a few French nuclear jet fighters in Germany should not be difficult and would send a strong message" to Russia ...

Why is the far-right AfD popular in areas that once made up the communist country of the German Democratic Republic? The ...

The CDU/CSU was led to victory on Sunday by the towering Friedrich Merz, who has never served in the German government until ...

No wonder the leaders of Alternative for Germany (AfD) were jubilant on Monday morning, with the strongest showing for a ...

Merz has pledged to tighten immigration controls, introducing a five-point plan that includes stricter border checks, entry ...

Sunday’s federal election in Germany was historic for more than one reason. After the collapse of the so-called ‘traffic ...

German politicians reacted on Monday to the preliminary results of the federal parliamentary elections, in which the ...