The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

But in recent elections, Alice Weidel took the Alternative for Germany ... both of which she has criticized sharply. After then-Chancellor Angela Merkel opened Germany’s doors to more than ...

BERLIN — Alice Weidel has never been more popular — nor more radical. When the chancellor candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took the stage in Berlin Sunday night following her ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany 's likely next chancellor urged lawmakers Thursday to exempt some ... more seats in the incoming ...

with co-leader Alice Weidel repeatedly calling for “migration change.” Changing attitudes: Germany has shifted much further to the right than it was in the days of former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Read: Will Olaf Scholz Be Chancellor Again ... and protested against by thousands on the streets. "Under Alice Weidel, the party has lost its horror for many voters, and Weidel's numerous TV ...

Leader of far right AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD ... before the Second Wold War on the rise of Nazism. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who has held the role since 2021 after ...

Friedrich Merz's conservatives have won Germany's election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they ...

Alice Weidel, Alternative for Germany (AfD) federal chairwoman and candidate for chancellor, and Tino Chrupalla, federal Chairman, stand on stage at the AfD election party, after the forecast of ...

Alice Weidel, the AfD’s candidate for chancellor, has thanked her supporters at an election watch event, saying, “I must say one thing: our hand will always be extended for participation in a ...