BERLIN — Shortly after the German election polls closed Sunday, Elon Musk placed a congratulatory call — but not to conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who will become Germany’s next chancellor.

AfD Federal Chairwoman, and candidate for German chancellor, Alice Weidel and AfD Federal Chairman Tino Chrupalla hold a press conference in the Haus der Bundespressekonferenz, Germany, on February 24 ...

A far-right party could hold the balance of power in Germany after sweeping to second place in a historic election. Exit polls, issued after voting ended, suggest AfD (Alternative for Germany ...

UPDATE (Feb. 23, 2025, 4:10 p.m. ET): As of Sunday afternoon, exit polls project the center-right CDU party has garnered the largest vote share in Germany, making Friedrich Merz the likely next ...

Ahead of Sunday’s German election, left-wing party Die Linke has enjoyed a surprise resurgence. Longtime leader Gregor Gysi told Jacobin about what’s changed — and how a new generation of activists ...

Germany’s elections on Sunday will take place against a backdrop of economic, societal and political turmoil. Firstly, Germany’s economy is struggling. Concerns about US President Donald Trump’s ...

The Pedigree Foundation announced a 6-year-old German Shepherd as their 2025 Rescue Dog of the Year. The foundation is a non-profit set up by the makers of Pedigree food for dogs, Mars Petcare.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday defended Vice President JD Vance’s decision to meet with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, dismissing criticism that its nationalist rhetoric ...

Would you like to be able to post comments in German on TikTok and Instagram? Do you enjoy playing exciting online games? Or watching films in German? Then practicing with the Goethe-Institut is for ...

Two engaging hand puppets, a frog called Felix Frosch and a duck called Franzi Ente, take centre stage. They live in a special German letterbox. Having recently moved to the UK from Germany, the two ...