Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

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

Far right Afd’s surge is ‘final warning’ to democratic parties, victorious Merz says - Friedrich Merz set to become new ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, achieved a modest victory in the national election. The ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

Notably, the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 19.5 percent votes. Its leader Alice Weidel expressed her ...

The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to ...

The leader of the party said she received the call after the party known as the AfD finished second in national elections, by ...

One lesson from an Alternative für Deutschland rally and this weekend’s election results: The Cold War never ended.

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.

Germany’s AfD party placed second in the 2025 election, fueled by immigration fears, despite its association with neo-Nazis.