Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.

This surge in AfD support, coupled with the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) strong performance under Friedrich Merz, sets the stage for a potential coalition that could address Germany's ...

The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) demanded major pro-immigration commitments as a precondition for joining a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Odd Andersen/AFP Preliminary results by the Germany's electoral authority put CDU/CSU at 28.6%, the right-wing populist AfD at 20.8%, and Chancellor Scholz's SPD at 16.4% The AfD is shunned by ...

Protesters held signs with flames drawn on them, accusing the CDU of possible cooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merz has denied wanting to cooperate with the AfD.

The AfD reached a particularly large number ... For his part, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader and Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz claimed victory as he slammed US ...

Vorpommern, the far-right Alternative for Germany party surged in popularity during the recent snap elections. Euronews ...

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

It’s funny, then, that the biggest demonstrations in Germany that week were against the CDU—not by AfD supporters, but by their enemies on the left, who thought Merz had extinguished the ...

In Germany’s recent federal election, the CDU emerged as the strongest party at 28.6%, and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) securing a historic second place with 20.8% — doubling their result ...