The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has charged that Friedrich Merz, the country's likely next chancellor, has ...

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

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces economic and diplomatic crises.

The German chancellor-in-waiting said he would like talks with France and Britain about sharing weapons, but not as a ...

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

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday's election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading ...

Germany's AfD party plans to file a constitutional complaint against the proposed debt increase by potential next chancellor ...

He added. “The CDU (Christian Democratic Union) with Friedrich Merz won’t work together with the AfD,” but “there will be a CDU after Friedrich Merz, and this CDU will have to work ...

AfD leader Alice Weidel did not win her Lake ... to win seats in the Bundestag via party lists. CDU leader Friedrich Merz is likely to become Germany's next chancellor after his party become ...

Germany’s likely chancellor Friedrich Merz has said the rise of the far-right AfD party is a “final warning” to democratic parties. Mr Merz, leader of the centre-right conservative party ...