Signed ballot papers, locked ballot boxes, pencils for voting — countless false claims and accusations of manipulation are ...

China’s local governments are rushing to issue bonds to refinance hidden debt, further tightening liquidity in the financial ...

Exit polls in Germany show the centre-right Christian Democratic Union party will come out on top in today’s snap federal ...

Germany's national elections saw Olaf Scholz's SPD defeated, with Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance winning over 28% of the ...

Germany is at a crossroads and now for Friedrich Merz the hard work begins, writes Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat as his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) faced their worst postwar election result, receiving just over 16% of the vote.

Twenty percent of Germans voted for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Sunday’s election, twice as many as ...

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power, with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

Germans voted for a change of leadership Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation's left-leaning ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor, as exit polls show his centre-right grouping has won the general election. The far-right AfD appears to have come second.