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

US president Donald Trump has hailed Sunday as a "great day for Germany" after an election in which conservative opposition ...

German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter ...

Germany’s Social Democrats are under pressure to quickly revamp leadership as a role in a new government beckons, even though ...

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

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday's election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

The leader of the right-wing populist FPÖ in Austria, Herbert Kickl, congratulated Germany's far-right Alternative for ...

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...