Germany's election: what happens now?
Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike defence spending and tackle diplomatic challenges ranging from a confrontational Trump administration to ending the Ukraine war.
German Election Results: Germany's Center Just About Holds
Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark DAX Index up 0.7%. Click to read.
German Reactions to Election Result
People hold signs in support of German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz, during the 2025 general election, at the CDU party headquarters in Berlin,
German business leaders respond to election outcome
Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc won most votes in Sunday's national election and could form a government with the Social Democrats (SPD), allaying market fears that Europe's top economy can only be ruled by another three-way coalition.
Germany’s historic election — in charts
The elections have highlighted the steady erosion in support for the so-called people’s parties — the CDU and the SPD — that have dominated Germany’s political life since 1949. Merz was aiming to secure at least 30 per cent of the vote for the CDU and its Bavarian sister party,
essanews.com on MSN1d
Germany's conservative CDU/CSU wins; Merz poised for chancellor
The conservative CDU/CSU party has won the parliamentary elections in Germany. The leader of the formation, Friedrich Merz, ...
Here are the key positions of Germany’s likely coalition parties
An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...
What went wrong for Habeck and Germany's Green Party?
Of all three former governing parties, the Greens performed best in the general election. But they have still landed in ...
Germany's conservatives declare victory in Berlin. Now the hard work begins
A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...
Right-wing Alternative for Germany scores second place in pivotal election, conservative set to to be next chancellor
Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s ...
DPA International on MSN1d
Clear election win for Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU
Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU bloc has won national elections by a large margin, with all constituencies counted, paving the ...
CoinDesk1d
Germany's Centre Right Alliance Secures Most Seats in EU Nation's Election
Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU secured 28.52% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured 20.8% of the ...
Voters flock to political extremes in Germany as the centrist parties stumble
Both the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland and the far-left Die Linke saw significant gains and were the most popular ...
CDU has limited options for forming government by shutting out second-place Alternative for Germany
The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...
What election projections mean for Germany's ailing economy
Germany's opposition conservatives CDU/CSU won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be ...
Cfr.org18h
Germany’s Governance Test After Far-Right Electoral Surge
Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...