Yet early voter analysis shows the asylum/public security issue was key in a mass defection of voters from mainstream parties to Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). After 12 years, Sunday evening was the moment the AfD shook off its reputation as an eastern German regional phenomenon to become the Bundestag’s second-largest party.

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Sunday as the winning party will almost certainly have to form a coalition to secure a majority. Here is a summary of t

Tough challenges from tricky relations with the administration of US President Donald Trump to reviving a stuttering economy await Germany's next leader after Sunday's election. - Tricky US relations - Since returning to the White House,

Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday after exit polls showed his bloc in the lead.

People hold signs in support of German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz, during the 2025 general election, at the CDU party headquarters in Berlin,

A Syrian refugee arrested over the stabbing of a tourist at Berlin's Holocaust memorial had been planning "to kill Jews", prosecutors said on Saturday, the day before an election which is expected to see a surge in support for the anti-migrant AfD.

Police in Berlin say they have arrested a man suspected in a stabbing attack at the city's Holocaust Memorial that left one man seriously injured.

German authorities said a Syrian suspect was intending “to kill Jews” when he stabbed a tourist in Berlin on Friday, the latest in a string of attacks by refugees and asylum seekers ahead of a crucial election on Sunday.