But the Greens, which have led coalition governments in Baden-Württemberg since 2011, narrowly secured the largest share of ...

Bavaria's conservatives came in first in the southern German state's local elections, but had to concede slight losses as the ...

A Christian Democratic Union victory long looked likely despite the unpopularity of the 10-month-old national government. But ...

Württemberg, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU. The far-right AfD was the third strongest party, having made ...

The German Greens have beaten Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU in a state election seen as a test for the German leader, according to exit polls.

Germany's environmental Greens took a narrow lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives in a state election in the ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right CDU faces a regional election Sunday, the first of several this year in which ...

The first of five state elections this year is being seen as a barometer of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's popularity A survey shows that many people in Germany are plagued by financial worries Plus, ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years. The latest result cements a shift to the right in Europe.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), and his main rival, Friedrich Merz, of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), have faced off in the first major debate in ...

Exit polls show the German Greens narrowly ahead of the CDU in a key state election, with the far-right AfD nearly doubling its vote share.

Leader’s centre-right CDU party is hoping to beat Greens in Sunday’s election in Baden-Württemberg ...