Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.

The far-right Alternative for Germany vaulted into second place on Sunday after about a fifth of voters cast their ballot for a party that’s called for a halt to migration and assailed the country’s ...

Frederick Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democrats, is virtually assured of becoming Germany's next chancellor.

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Höcke is capable of pulling a big crowd, he is lauded in these parts. The AfD’s victory in the state in elections last year made it the first far right party to win any sort of election since ...

The AfD reached a particularly large number of voters ... leader and Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz claimed victory as he slammed US interference in the country’s election ...

Residents of Germany refuse to rest in the resorts of the Baltic Sea due to the high level of support in the regions of the ...

But on Sunday, German voters showed he does not control theirs. The AfD’s central pledge is to counteract the so-called Great Replacement, a conspiracy theory that claims white Europeans or ...

While the center-right Christian Democrats secured victory, it was the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party that delivered the biggest shock, capturing around 20% of the vote — double ...

It’s not a surprise. An ascendence of AfD into the mainstream would mark a political upheaval as unprecedented and countercultural as Trump’s victory in the U.S. The party hopes to take an axe ...

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Friedrich Merz's conservatives have won Germany's election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they ...