German elections 2025: What is AfD and why is it trending?
The Alternative for Germany party (AfD) emerged as the second-largest political force in Germany, securing around 20% of the ...
German election results 2025 – live: Trump hails ‘great day for Germany’ as Merz’s Conservatives claim victory
US president Donald Trump has hailed Sunday as a "great day for Germany" after an election in which conservative opposition ...
Euro, stock futures rise after conservatives win German election
The euro jumped to a one-month high and stock futures charged ahead on Monday after Germany's conservatives won the national ...
Germany elections: Riding on immigration concerns, far-right AfD becomes second-largest party
Germany's elections saw the far-right AfD secure over 20% of the vote, marking its highest-ever share. The CDU/CSU led by Friedrich Merz won with over ...
'I Bear Responsibility': Olaf Scholz After His Party's Bruising Defeat In German Elections
Results: Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) endured one of its worst results in post-war Germany, coming third behind ...
What the far right's biggest win since WWII means for Germany's 'firewall'
The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the second-largest share of the votes in the German election, it's the ...
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German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom
Friedrich Merz faces complex coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured ...
Meet Friedrich Merz, the trained pilot who will take the controls of Germany
Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...
'We see how important this is for Europe': World leaders react to CDU winning German elections, congratulate incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) narrowly wins national elections, setting the stage for Friedrich Merz to become ...
German vote winner Merz faces tough talks to build govt
Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new ...
Germany’s conservative bloc claims election victory, faces domestic and foreign challenges ahead, expert says
Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, takes a ballot at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition ...