German election results 2025 – live: Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives celebrate win as far right party makes record gains
Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives celebrate win as far right party makes record gains - Likely new chancellor has ruled out coalition with AfD
Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place
Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest
German conservatives win election but far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its best ever result.
Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result
Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national election.
Trump congratulates conservatives over German election results
Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.
Merz warns Europe should seek ‘independence’ from US after conservatives win German election - and far-right support surges
Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after his opposition conservatives won elections on Sunday, in a vote that also saw surging support for the far-right.
Orpo congratulates German election winner Merz
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) congratulated Germany's conservatives on their victory. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) took to messaging service X to congratulate the leader of the right-wing conservative CDU. Friedrich Merz 's conservatives won Germany's election on Sunday.
German conservatives win election as AfD surges into second
CDU leader Friedrich Merz vows to get to work on the arduous task of building a new coalition government on Monday
The Latest: Merz Wins Germany's Election While AfD Makes Historic Gains
German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.
Conservatives are poised to win the German election, with Musk-backed AfD in second
Germany's center-right alliance appears set to win the country's latest federal election, which comes at a critical moment for Europe's largest economy. The latest exit polls show the Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party,
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) declared victory Sunday as exit polls and early results suggest the party garnered the biggest vote share in the country’s elections—and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to nab a historic number of votes after billionaire Elon Musk’s endorsement.
German election day 2: Euro ‘relief’ as single currency makes gains
The single currency gained 0.3 per cent in early trading in Europe to $1.0489. The currency briefly hit a high for the year ...
5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election
Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...
Conservatives win German election as far-right party surges to second place
Germany’s conservative opposition won the most votes in the snap national election as mainstream parties vowed to fight a ...
International reaction to German election
Germany's opposition conservatives won a national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next ...