Provisional results in Germany’s election 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’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany as second-largest party, exit polls show, after snap elections dominated by concerns over immigration,

Germany’s conservative CDU wins election, far-right AfD makes historic gains The conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz has won Germany's general election, but he will need to form a coalition to govern as chancellor.