Germany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after more than doubling its share of the vote in the first of several regional elections ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s beleaguered conservative party had its worst election showing on Sunday since the ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the state election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, its second state victory in ...

Polling stations have opened for two German regional elections that could impact Chancellor Friedrich Merz's hold on power.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU party is facing a dire set of results in state elections, exit polls show, and is set ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives posted their worst-ever result in a German state election, where exit polls showed ...

Germany's leader ruled out working with the far-right Alternative for Germany party but he conceded the result had shaken his party "to its very foundations".

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure on Sunday after his center-right party finished behind far-right and ...

German Chancellor Freidrich Merz conceded that the night spells "disaster" for the political center, but assured the public ...

The AfD won its second first-place result in state elections this year, bringing the party closer to regional power than any ...

Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship has never been more at risk as two regional elections on Sunday threaten to destabilize his ...