The outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) slumped to the party’s worst result since World War 2. Now, tough coalition talks loom as Merz’s conservatives lack a strong ...

Exit polls will be announced and vote-counting will begin immediately after voting ends. A final official result is expected early Monday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his wife, Britta Ernst ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center ... based on exit polls and partial counting, put support for Merz’s Union bloc around 28.5% and the anti-immigration Alternative for ...