Follow the latest. Thanks for following our live coverage of the German elections. According to exit polls, Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU bloc looks set to take home the most votes, with the far ...

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The central bank’s president said it was “not possible to rule out” a third year of no economic growth. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank By The New York Times By Melissa Eddy Reporting from ...

Markets welcomed the victory of the fiscally conservative party, with stocks in major German companies rising ... for a far-right party since World War II. The campaign was dominated by worries ...

Friedrich Merz, who is set to become the new German chancellor, has vowed to "create unity" in Europe as it adjusts to the new Trump administration and Russia's war on Ukraine. Mr Merz's task will ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election ...

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For the first time since World War II, a far-right party has come second in a German national election. Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) received its highest-ever share of the electorate with ...

German voters have chosen a new direction in ... heading towards the strongest showing of the far-right since World War II. Merz was quick to claim victory, saying he is aware of the dimension ...

The ripple effect that Germany’s election could spell across Britain, the US and EU German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called ...

Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat in the election after exit polls ...