Live updates: Merz’s conservatives win Germany election as far-right AfD makes historic gains
Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
AfD's Weidel on Musk Phone Call, Merz 'Blockade'
Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel speaks following the election result which saw her party become the ...
Friedrich Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election win
Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...
German hard-right party AfD gets strongest showing since WW2 amid pressure on mainstream parties to break ‘firewall’
German hard-right party AfD gets strongest showing since WW2 GERMANY’S hard-right party has had its strongest showing since ...
Germany's Merz says he will get in touch with SPD to initiate talks
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he wants to form a government as soon as possible after his CDU/CSU bloc ...