German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at a special party convention of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/, File)

The ruling Social Democrats called the election after losing a coalition partner last autumn and a confidence vote in parliament last December. But th

A deal with the SDP, party of current Chancellor Olaf Scholz who finished in a humbling third place, would allow Merz to keep the far-right AfD away from power. The AfD finished second with 20.8 percent of the vote,

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s German election, with reports indicating one-in-five voters

Alternative for Germany, the reformation party that sits to the right of the CDU/CSU's centrist conservatism, received approximately 20.8% of the vote.

The centre-right Christian Democrats received the most votes at yesterday's election, while polls suggest Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to achieve the best result for a far-right party since WW2.

Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union's largest country and creating hopes for renewal in an economic powerhouse that has been badly battered in recent years.

Merz who has never held a government role will now lead Germany, Europe's biggest economy, as the nation grapples with fractured US-European ties.

Months after American voters returned Donald Trump to the White House, the 2024 U.S. election is casting a giant shadow over the 2025 German election.

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the United States in security matters, after his grouping won the biggest share of the vote in federal elections.