The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Jürgen Hardt, member of the German parliament, discusses the CDU’s election win and and challenges from the far right with ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...

The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

On 23 February, Germany will vote to decide who will run their next federal government. There’s five candidates running to be ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its ...

Concern is growing over the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s rise ahead of the German election. Its U.S. supporters ...

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor, but he has a long road ahead of him to form government and hold onto power.