Although Germany has rarely handed an absolute majority to any candidate, Centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz's ...

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

Polls open as Europe and US watch on in pivotal vote - Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history ...

BERLIN: Germans went to the polls on Sunday (Feb 23) in a pivotal election, with the conservatives the strong favourites ...

German voters are heading to the polls for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the opposition leader, the vice chancellor and a leader of a far-right ...

Frontrunner Friedrich Merz has vowed a tough rightward shift if elected to win back voters from the anti-immigration AfD, ...

German are voting for their next parliament and, ultimately, government on Sunday in the country’s snap federal election. The ...

Polling stations opened at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) with more than 59 million Germans eligible to vote and first estimates based on exit polls expected after polls close at 6:00 pm (1700 GMT).

German voters are choosing a new government in an election Sunday dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of ...

Polling is under way in Germany in one of the most divisive elections in recent memory, coming amid ongoing gloom about the ...