7 hours ago · Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany as second-largest party, exit polls show, after snap elections ...

10 hours ago · Friedrich Merz, center, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and and his wife Charlotte Merz, right, cast their vote at a polling station in Arnsberg-Niedereimer, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election.

9 hours ago · Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday after exit polls showed his bloc in the lead, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled ...

6 hours ago · Merz's conservatives came first in Germany's national election on Sunday, according to projected results, well ahead of their closest rival, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), giving him ...

6 hours ago · German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is ...

8 hours ago · Defense. Two days before the election, Merz issued a stark warning that Europe must be prepared to defend itself without the U.S. “We must prepare for the possibility that Donald Trump will no longer uphold NATO’s mutual defense commitment unconditionally,” Merz said in an interview with a German broadcaster, signaling that Germany may seek nuclear protection from European allies.

9 hours ago · The polls, issued right after the last polling stations closed, put support for Merz's Union bloc at 28.5-29% and Alternative for Germany, or AfD, at 19.5-20% — roughly double its result from 2021.

8 hours ago · T HREE THINGS were immediately clear when the exit polls in Germany’s election dropped at 6pm on ... Mr Merz did not help his case by spending election eve ranting at “green and left-wing ...

1 day ago · German Snap Election 2025 Live Updates: The conservative CDU/CSU is projected to lead the new German parliament with around 29 per cent of the vote, positioning Friedrich Merz as the frontrunner for chancellor. The far-right AfD is expected at the second position

12 hours ago · Still, Mr. Merz’s party and its sister party netted 29 percent of the vote in Sunday’s election according to early exit polls, which are historically quite accurate in Germany, putting him on ...