The conservative CDU/CSU alliance under Friedrich Merz is ahead in the polls, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) second and Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) coming third.
Germany heads to the polls on Sunday. Immigration and the economy topped the agenda during the campaign. The conservative ...
More than 59 million German citizens are eligible to vote, including 2.3 million first-time voters and over 7 million with ...
Sunday’s vote comes at a time of upheaval for Europe and its biggest economy as US President Donald Trump has ended a united ...
The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.
Germany’s far-right AfD party looks set to make large gains when the country heads to the polls on Sunday. The centre-right ...
Regardless of the outcome, Sunday's German election marks a rejection of the centrist political establishment and a shift to ...
Three trends, each a source of grave concern for Germans, form the backdrop to Sunday’s Bundestag elections: an uncertain, ...
There is a consensus at national and EU level that if the continent is to meet growing defence spending needs, due to the ...
Germany's rival political leaders take their fight for votes right to the last minute before a pivotal election.
Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...
Merz, 69, promises fundamental policy shifts, including stricter migration controls and market-friendly reforms to revive ...