Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old conservative leader, is in pole-position to become Germany's next chancellor, in a vote ...

The conservative CDU/CSU alliance under Friedrich Merz is ahead in the polls, with the far-right Alternative for Germany second and Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats coming third. DW has the ...

German are set to vote for their next leader on Sunday in the country’s snap federal election. The election is expected to ...

The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The ...

With international politics in flux, three leading historians give their views on the most consequential election in a ...

Friedrich Merz faces urgent economic and geopolitical crises. But to form a coalition he needs to turn foes into friends – ...

German politicians made a last push for votes on Saturday ahead of pivotal elections, with conservatives still leading the ...

Sunday’s vote comes at a time of upheaval for Europe and its biggest economy as US President Donald Trump has ended a united ...

According to YouGov’s final MRP poll before the election, the far-right AfD’s 145 seats will surpass the 115 projected for ...

The contenders in Germany’s election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner ...

As Germany heads to the polls, a look at the politician cultivating the anti-immigrant party’s ‘image of competence’.