German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory. Exit polls ...

But the other big story is that the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is set to become the second biggest ...

The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the ...

Exit polls in Germany's national election Sunday show opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives leading, with ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has ruled out any such alliance but caused uproar last month by bringing a motion to parliament ...

Centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc emerged as the frontrunner in Germany’s national election ...

Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz won Sunday's elections with between 28.5 and 29 percent of the ...

Exit polls from Germany's election suggest the conservative Christian Democrats have won See more episodes Programme website Copyright 2025 BBC. All rights reserved.  The BBC is not responsible for ...

The contenders have made contrasting proposals to turn around the German economy, which has shrunk for the past two years and hasn't managed real growth in much longer.

BERLIN (Reuters) -- Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor while the far-right Alternative for Germany ...