BERLIN (AP) — Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claims victory in Germany's national election.

Exit polls in Germany's national election Sunday show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives leading, with ...

Polls will close at 6 p.m. local time (12 p.m. EST), and it will likely become clear in the ensuing hours which party has the ...

Volunteers prepare postal votes during the German national election in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP ...

The Christian Democratic Union and its allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal ...

The conservatives’ expected victory comes despite a historically strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or ...

Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz casts his vote in German election focused on economy, migration.

German voters are choosing the next leaders of Europe’s biggest economy on Sunday with polls suggesting a likely victory for ...

The contenders in Germany’s election are making their final appeals to voters. The opposition leader and front-runner vowed ...

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to ...

Germany’s election authority says 52% of eligible voters had cast their ballots four hours before polling stations close.