With German citizens taking to the polls to elect a new government on February 23, 2025, here are the most important trends ...

German election: Who won, who lost and what’s next? Christian Democrats came first. Their leader, Friedrich Merz, is expected to be next chancellor.

European elections as a benchmark for the BSW. This was already evident in the European elections in June 2024, when the BSW received 6.2% of the German vote, and the regional differences were ...

German elections: CDU’s Merz looks set to be next chancellor as far-right AfD surges By Ivana Kottasová and Sophie Tanno , CNN Updated 5:14 PM EST, Sun February 23, 2025 ...

German voters are choosing a new government in an election Sunday dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing ...

Election campaign posters for Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party Germany (SPD) in Cologne, Germany, on February ...

German exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives leading in the election, while Alternative for Germany is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since ...

German Elections: Christian Democrats Lead With 30% Of Vote As Far-Right AfD Surge To Second Place With Record 20% Of Vote – Exit Polls ...

If the AfD, the German far-right political party, performs well in Germany's national elections, it could have implications for the EU.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a reception for carnival clubs from all over Germany with dancers and carnival officials at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP ...

Germany’s deadlock election highlights voters’ generational divide. Angela Merkel is staying on as interim German chancellor after the country’s election ended in virtual deadlock.

German Chancellor Scholz's liberal party narrowly beat the country's largest far-right party in a regional election seen as a litmus test for where politics are headed in Europe's biggest economy.