Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.

Berlin — Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest.

For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.

The 2025 election marks a major turning point for Germany, with a sharp rightward shift and the collapse of the center-left. Although Merz’s CDU/CSU secured the most votes, they fell short of a ...

German lawmakers have voted to allow a huge increase in defence and infrastructure spending - a seismic shift for the country ...

Workers on Wednesday rearranged the blue seats in the chamber of the lower house of parliament, or Bundestag. After each ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's constitutional court on Thursday dismissed a complaint by the leftist Sarah Wagenknecht Alliance ...

The multibillion-euro package loosens borrowing limits and allows new investments in defense, infrastructure and climate. The ...

Germany’s Bundestag, or Lower House of Parliament, passed a historic bill allowing it to sidestep its strict rules on debt to ...

After the recent election in Germany, the next chancellor is expected to be center-right leader Friedrich Merz. What will his ...

Germany’s would-be next chancellor Friedrich Merz is asking lawmakers to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into ...