Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

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

Elon Musk congratulates far-right party’s gains says AfD leader - Friedrich Merz set to become new chancellor after ...

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured approximately 20.8% of the vote in the 2025 elections, becoming the second-largest ...

President Trump and Elon Musk float the idea of giving taxpayers checks with savings from government cuts. Germany’s ...

AfD's rise to become the second-largest party in Germany on Sunday's election is a boost to the country's conservative ...

A senior member of Germany's conservative bloc has called on the Social Democrats to put party interests behind those of the ...

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

After publicly supporting Germany’s hard-right AfD ahead of elections, the billionaire now wades into Spanish politics. Vox ...

Elon Musk, a tech billionaire turned adviser to US President Donald Trump who spread a lot of mis- and disinformation during the 2024 US election campaign, has done the same ahead of Germany's ...

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s ...