In spite of the Tesla CEO's best efforts, the AfD performed no better than had been expected when snap elections were called.

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US president Donald Trump declared the conservative victory as a ‘great day for Germany’ before congratulating himself ...

Gemany's far-right AFD leader Alice Weidel enjoyed the vocal support of US President Donald Trump's main allies ahead of the ...

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to become the second biggest force in the country, with a record 20.5 ...

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won Germany's national election. The far-right Alternative for Germany ...

German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter ...

GERMANY’S hard-right party has had its strongest showing since World War Two, exit polls suggest, taking 19.5 per cent of the ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...

With international politics in flux, three leading historians give their views on the most consequential election in a ...