The Conservative CDU/CSU alliance is leading in the German elections and the far right AfD is in second place. Correspondent Trent Murray spoke to Morning Report.

With exit polls broadly in line with what was expected by markets, investors’ attention will now turn to how quickly Merz can form a government.

Millions voted for a new federal government after the country's three-party coalition fell apart at the end of last year.

The biggest losers of these elections are the Social Democrats and the Free Democrats, who were part of the previous ...

Germany's conservatives win the vote, while the far right alternative has an unprecedented surge and the Social Democrats ...

Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor.

That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after ...

POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.

Voters turned out in record numbers for Sunday’s election. Here’s a look in charts at how they voted, which parties are in ...

Germany's election on Sunday delivered a win to the conservative opposition as well as a historic surge in support for the ...

Exit polls show Germany's Christian Democrats are ahead in the national election, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to ...

Germany's CDU/CSU won the national election, positioning Friedrich Merz as the next chancellor. The AfD made a notable second-place finish. Coalition talks will be complex, with parties needing to ...