German's Friedrich Merz has pledged to achieve "independence" from the United States after his centre-right alliance won ...

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Friedrich Merz-led conservative alliance won Germany’s parliamentary election on Feb 23. The CDU-CSU bloc reportedly secured 28.5% of votes, finishing far ahead of other parties. After declaring ...

Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to become the countrys second-largest political party, marking a dramatic rise in ...

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

Friedrich Merz will now begin coalition talks with the SPD or the Greens but not with the AfD, far-right party which came ...

The Alternative for Germany party (AfD) emerged as the second-largest political force in Germany, securing around 20% of the ...

AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in ...

The centre-right Christian Democrats are currently expected to win, while polls suggest Alternative for Germany (AfD) is ...

German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz appears poised to win the country’s election Sunday, while the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party places second despite making gains ...

The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.