Friedrich Merz's conservatives (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s national election in Germany, but in second place, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) earned its best result yet in Europe's ailing ...

Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s election as voters rebuked the nation’s left-leaning government for its handling of the economy and immigration. Voters gave ...

The stark east-west divide in national vote share from Germany’s national election on Sunday has been revealed in new data. News agency Reuters has created a map using result figures that show a ...

Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. By Amanda Taub The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote ...

Mail carriers from the German postal service act as Cupid, delivering 50 to 60 letters to the knothole each month.

The Camino de Santiago is more than just one 500-mile route through Spain. Here’s why you should consider hiking the German ...

The world’s wealthiest billionaire and government efficiency chief Elon Musk once again voiced support in a post on X for Germany’s far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party ...

Berlin — Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest.

Polls show the CDU enjoying a comfortable lead, with 28% support. Merz voted Sunday in Arnsberg in western Germany, just minutes after his main rival, Scholz. But it's the rise of the far-right ...

The German elections confirmed that Germany, traditionally the most powerful country in Europe at least potentially, since Bismarck founded the German Empire in 1871, has arrived at a crossroads, ...

Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Amanda R. Gray/U.S. Navy ‘Germany is back,” incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared Friday, and it may even be true. He was announcing an unprecedented ...