'Next time we'll come first': German far-right celebrates breakthrough
For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party has come second in a German national election, a result that ...
‘Devastating defeat’: CNN’s Pleitgen on German chancellor’s party loss
Friedrich Merz has led his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to a clear election victory, polls suggest, and is ...
Who is Friedrich Merz? Meet the conservative leader taking the reins of the German chancellery
Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...
Analyses: The Left and far-right AfD top among young German voters
Young German voters turned mostly to parties on the far left and the far right in Sunday's election, according to an initial ...
Germany's conservatives celebrate, but far right enjoy record result
Friedrich Merz's conservatives have won Germany's election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they ...
From Ukraine to immigration, hear what German voters are saying concerns them most
As millions of Germans head to the polls for a snap election that will determine the country’s next chancellor, CNN spoke to ...
Germany’s far-right AfD still faces limits, despite election success
The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the ...