Germany's conservative election turn points to 'Trump effect internationally,' expert says
President Donald Trump's successful runs that prioritized halting illegal immigration have had an effect on international elections in places such as Germany and Italy.
Germany's election: what happens now?
Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike defence spending and tackle diplomatic challenges ranging from a confrontational Trump administration to ending the Ukraine war.
Conservatives win Germany election, far-right in second place, exit polls show
Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest showing of the far-right since World War II.
Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election win
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.
Germany Election Shows a Politically Rightward Shift
Far-right gains and a ‘sharper and edgier’ chancellor are among the takeaways from the country’s contest, an expert says.
Germany's election won by conservatives, and far-right AfD party surges, official results show
Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election​, while far-right party AfD surged to become the nation's second-largest.
Five key takeaways from the German election
Here are five key takeaways. Look at an election results map of Germany, and you could almost have travelled back in time to the Cold War, when an iron curtain divided communist East Germany from the west.
Election systems feared vulnerable as government cuts workers tasked with security
Cuts to the U.S. cybersecurity agency and FBI affected the federal workers tasked with stopping foreign interference in ...
State Election Officials Seek to Avert Deeper Cuts
The National Association of Secretaries of State, normally reluctant to wade into partisan politics, has asked the homeland ...
German Election Updates: Merz warns 'five minutes to midnight for Europe' amid Trump tensions
The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...
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 ...
Kamala Harris takes veiled jabs at Trump, Elon Musk in 1st major speech since election defeat
Former Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Kamala Harris, indirectly derided President Donald Trump and ...
What to Know About Germany’s Election Results—and What Comes Next
The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar ...
Rudy Giuliani satisfies Fulton County election workers' $148 million defamation case
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was found liable for defamation in 2023 and ordered to pay two election workers $148 ...
Tony Strickland takes early lead in race for the 36th State Senate District special election
Can Strickland avoid the April runoff? He faces John Briscoe, Julie Diep and Jimmy Pham in today’s primary contest.
Germany’s election result cements a shift to the right in Europe
Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...