As Germany’s Friedrich Merz celebrates a surprise-free electoral win, the DAX dances upwards, Wall Street holds its breath ...

Here’s how the candidates reacted to early exit results. Scholz who led the last coalition government before it collapsed triggering this vote convened with supporters in the German capital, Berlin.

AfD leader Alice Weidel celebrated her party's historic performance in Germany's latest national election, with exit polls ...

Germany's elections saw the far-right AfD secure over 20% of the vote, marking its highest-ever share. The CDU/CSU led by Friedrich Merz won with over ...

Results: Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) endured one of its worst results in post-war Germany, coming third behind conservative alliance and far-right AfD.

The euro jumped to a one-month high and stock futures charged ahead on Monday after Germany's conservatives won the national ...

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new ...

Trump Applauds German Conservative Victory** In a significant victory for conservative values across the globe, Germany's center-right Christian Democr ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, takes a ballot at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while ...

Germany’s conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have emerged as the biggest winners in the German federal election, ...

Friedrich Merz faces complex coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured ...