The Latest Breaking News from Germany

German election: Who won, who lost and what’s next?

Christian Democrats came first. But the far right and the left were the biggest gainers.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2025

Asian Markets Track Wall St Loss; Frankfurt Lifted By German Vote

After a healthy performance on Friday, Asian investors struggled to maintain momentum after big losses in New York, where the Nasdaq lost more than two percent.

Latin Times · Feb 24, 2025

Germany's Merz Wins Election, Promises Strong Support For Ukraine

Germany's election results show a shift towards mainstream conservatism, with a focus on supporting Ukraine and economic recovery.

Top News · Feb 24, 2025

Germany has swung to the right. What does that mean for the country – and Europe? Our panel responds

Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU may have won the German election, but all eyes are on the far-right AfD after its huge gains, say Fatma Aydemir, Katja Hoyer and others

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025

World reacts to Merz’ German election win amid warnings on far-right surge

Global leaders congratulate conservative leader Friedrich Merz, but others focus on the success of the AfD.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2025

Who is Friedrich Merz? Germany’s election winner

With Germany's election results in, Friedrich Merz emerges as a key figure who has promised to reshape Europe-US relations

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

Germany’s Friedrich Merz takes swipe at Trump and calls for ‘independence from the USA’

Germany’s likely next chancellor has also questioned whether NATO will continue to exist

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Apple cheers Trump with $500bn US investment plan; more losses on Wall Street – as it happened

Apple has pledged to spend $500bn in US investments in the next four years, including a giant factory in Texas for artificial intelligence servers.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025

Monday briefing: Merz will be Germany’s chancellor – but extremists are waiting in the wings

In today’s newsletter: The far-right AfD may have come second, but at 20% they have been held off by the performance of mainstream parties, with the CDU leader Friedrich Merz on course to be the new chancellor

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz calls for European 'independence from US' as he blasts Trump and Musk

Friedrich Merz says ‘intervention’ from Washington ‘no less drastic, dramatic, and ultimately no less brazen, than the intervention that we have seen from Moscow’

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025