But the Greens, which have led coalition governments in Baden-Württemberg since 2011, narrowly secured the largest share of ...

Württemberg, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU. The far-right AfD was the third strongest party, having made ...

The Social Democrats were once a "big tent" party, with the support of almost half of Germany's electorate. This year, five ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the centre-Right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), has emerged as the winner of Germany’s elections. Mr Merz, 69, managed to fend off the far-Right by adopting a ...

The German Greens have beaten Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU in the state election of Baden-Württemberg, seen as a test for the German leader, according to exit polls.

In a close race, the Greens won the state election in Baden-Württemberg, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU. The far-right AfD was the third strongest party, having made significant gains. DW ...

BERLIN — Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats started exploratory talks Friday on a possible coalition government, but were ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is hoping to win the country's next election, co-leader Alice Weidel said on Monday, one day after the party secured a historic second-place finish on the ...