German election results 2025 – live: Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives win as far right party makes big gains
Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream conservatives had won the national election.The results showed Mr Merz's Christian Democrats and the center-left Social Democrats winning a combined majority of parliamentary seats after small parties failed to make the electoral threshold.
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.
German election: CDU/CSU bloc wins — preliminary results
CDU's Friedrich Merz has claimed victory while SPD's Olaf Scholz has regretted the "bitter" election result. The German electoral authority confirmed the CDU's win in preliminary results, followed by the far-right AfD.
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
Conservative Leader Friedrich Merz Headed for Germany's Top Job After a Career of Ups and Downs
Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader
German exit polls give conservatives the lead and put far right on strongest postwar showing
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats were headed for a stinging defeat and a likely third-place finish.
German Conservatives Face Narrow Path to Power After Victory
Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz emerged as the winner in Sunday’s election, but the results gave his Christian Democrat-led bloc just one clear path to power and facing intense pressure to move quickly to form a government.
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
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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 ...
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 ...