The other winner was the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), who are celebrating a record second-place result of 20.8%.

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz concedes defeat as CDU/CSU wins Germany's election, with AfD achieving historic second place. Key ...

Voters turned out in record numbers for the German election. Here’s a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats in ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU, is set to form a coalition after winning the most votes, per exit polls. The ...

Friedrich Merz sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s chief confidante Elon Musk for meddling in the German election ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...