Germans go to the polls Sunday. Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats are likely to lose to the conservative CDU party, as the right-wing Alternative for Germany party is likely to make gains.

The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

ELON Musk has sent his congratulations to Germany’s far-right AfD party after their historic election showing. The Tesla chief put out an X post saying “it is only a matter of

Elon Musk frequently posts about Germany's far ... Musk’s support for the AfD has drawn criticism from German chancellor Olaf Scholz, with whom Musk has feuded for weeks. Scholz has called ...

“Only the AfD can save Germany,” Musk proclaimed recently as he hosted a 74-minute conversation on his X social media platform. Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance have been trying to throw their weight around and maybe even influence the election’s outcome.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter election result” on Sunday. Exit polls showed his party finishing in third place, taking just 16 per cent of the votes, with its worst postwar result in a national parliamentary election.

Federal employees received emails asking them to justify their work. And Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he’s willing to resign for peace.

The centre-right Christian Democrats received the most votes at yesterday's election, while polls suggest Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to achieve the best result for a far-right party since WW2.

Germany's mainstream conservatives won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest party, according to provisional results following Sunday’s election.

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD ... called the result a “great day for Germany” on Truth Social. Trump's allies Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance have openly supported AfD. Trump’s outreach to Vladimir Putin ...

Friedrich Merz is a former banker and has never been a government minister but is being eyed as Germany's next chancellor.