Put simply, more than four in every five of Germany's 59.2 million voters turned out. It reflects just how energised Germans have been by this election, which comes at a pivotal moment for their country. There were nine TV debates in the final stretch of the campaign, but that reflected the broad interest of the audience.

A divided Germany has emerged from Sunday’s election. The vote delivered a resounding defeat of the Social Democrats (SPD) of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and a clear victory for Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic alliance (CDU/CSU) — but not across the board.

THE right-wing Christian Democrat Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz came first in Sunday’s national election in Germany. The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to become the nation’s second-largest. The CDU won 208 seats in the 630-seat Bundestag, while the AfD won 152.

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election.

After the CDU/CSU emerged as the largest party in the federal election, one thing is certain: Germany is heading for a change of government. Which coalitions are possible according to the latest results?

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lacklustre victory in a national election on Sunday. Meanwhile Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's interior ministry on Friday warned of a Russian disinformation operation attempting to influence the country's federal election campaign with fake videos spreading on social media in Hamburg and Leipzig.

new video loaded: Friedrich Merz Is Set to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election ...

Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its defence capabilities Friedrich Merz said Germany could ask for shelter ...