A far-right party has come second in a German national election for the first time since the Second World War.

Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.

As the Exit polls, Germany’s national election saw the conservative led by Friedrich Merz, secure a significant victory, ...

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Twenty percent of Germans voted for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Sunday’s election, twice as many as ...

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...

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

In Germany, voters went to the polls on Sunday in a national election that saw a surge in support for the far-right AfD party ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz pledged to help Europe achieve "real independence from the US" on defence in stark ...