CHANCELLOR Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has finished first in local elections in Germany’s most populous ...

The results send a warning to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's four-month-old national coalition with the Social Democrats ...

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz ‘s party finished first in municipal polls in Germany’s most populous state, but the ...

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) scored major gains in local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, nearly ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday welcomed a strong showing for his conservatives in local elections in North ...

When Elon Musk posted on X in 2024 that the only thing that could “save Germany” was the AfD, he was embracing a political force that has moved steadily to the far right since it was founded in 2013.

The CDU remains the strongest party after local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. However, the far-right Alternative for Germany tripled its 2020 results. The Greens have emerged as the clear ...

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party finished first in municipal polls in Germany’s most populous state, but the ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merzs party finished first in municipal polls in Germanys most populous state, but the biggest winner in the first electoral test since Merzs government took power was the ...

Germany’s far-right AfD party nearly tripled support in municipal elections in the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia and both ruling parties lost ground, intensifying pressure on Chancellor ...

Though a relief for the governing coalition, the far-right Alternative for Germany nearly tripled its vote share in North ...

Jens Spahn, parliamentary leader of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right alliance, said the local election results in ...