Germany's conservative Alternative für Deutschland party has surged to a 20 percentage point lead in one of the country's sizable regions four weeks before elections. Overall, throughout Germany, ...

The chances of a left-wing coalition in the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are growing despite gains for the far right, according to a poll published on Thursday - just over a month ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Friedrich Merz may be the new Chancellor of Germany, but there are two ...

The conservative Christian Democrats led by Friedrich Merz, won Germany's Feb. 23 elections but garnered only 28.5% of the vote. Because of this, Merz - who will become the next chancellor of Germany ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the center-right opposition, Friedrich Merz, won Sunday’s election, which saw a surge for a far-right ...

Germany’s election on Sunday sent a clear, unsettling message with record turnout and a clear anti-immigration pitch. While the center-right Christian Democrats secured victory, it was the far-right ...

BERLIN — Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats started exploratory talks Friday on a possible coalition government, but were ...

As astonishing as the electoral gains are for Germany’s far-right AfD party in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, they represent a defeat for the Republican Party in the U.S. The AfD doubled its vote ...

Germany's The Left is holding firm to its policy of expropriating large housing companies ahead of the state election in ...