Conservatives win German elections - early results
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has won the snap elections in the German Bundestag, defeating Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ...
Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult
Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...
Conservatives win German election - as far-right AfD makes historic gains and Olaf Scholz's SPD collapses, projections show
Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, has said "from tomorrow we start working" on forming a government as ...
The leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany announced his retirement from politics
The leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) of Germany, former Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced the end of his political career.
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German election 2025: The winners and losers
The far-right Alternative for Germany was in some ways the biggest winner of the night, recording double its 2021 result. The ...
German election results 2025 – live: Trump hails ‘great day for Germany’ as Merz’s Conservatives claim victory
AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in ...
'We have won the election': Germany's conservative leaders celebrate as far-right takes second place
On 23 February, Germany will vote to decide who will run their next federal government. There’s five candidates running to be ...
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German centre right poised to retake power after election triumph
BERLIN – Germany’s centre-right won a clear victory in Sunday’s national election, heralding a major political shift in Europe’s largest country and clearing the way for Friedrich Merz, leader of the ...
German election: Rout sees Free Democrats leader fall on his sword
Christian Lindner, resigned on Sunday after the party failed to cross the 5 per cent threshold to enter parliament.
CDU in driver's seat after German election but coalition might be necessary: Four key takeaways
Germany's election reshapes the political scene, with the far right and far left parties on the rise and coalition chaos and ...
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Conservative CDU/CSU leads German federal election: Preliminary results
Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results ...