Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

German citizens aged 18 and up can vote. At least 59.2 million people in the nation of 84 million are eligible, about 2.3 ...

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

Germany's mainstream parties lost support while the far-right AfD (Alternative for Germany) gained ground in a poll published ...

Sunday’s election comes as Germany and the rest of Europe grapple with the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine war ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...

Opinion polls have suggested a win in the German election Sunday for the opposition conservatives under Friedrich Merz, and a ...

The election is taking place seven months before it was originally planned after center-left Scholz's coalition collapsed ...

If the far-right AfD performs well in Germany's national elections, it could have major implications for the EU.

Germany heads to the polls in high-stakes elections today to choose the next chancellor, with conservatives favored to win.