The conservative alliance led by Feidrich Merz took the most seats in the German Bundestag, but Alice Weidel’s far-right AfD is close behind.

In parliamentary elections last November, Konfederacja managed to garner 17.8% of the vote from the 18 to 29 demographic, despite winning only 6.2% of the vote overall.

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, voter demographics and possible coalition outcomes.

The center-right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) are on course to return to power in Germany, with the latest projections showing Friedrich Merz’s party leading the national election.The far-right ...

The AfD came in second overall, with 20 percent, the biggest result for a right-wing party since the Second World War. The Left, popular with the youth, scored 8.7 percent – an unexpected result ...

Some of this can be linked to the broad demographic differences between Germany’s capital, which tends to have a more diverse and young population, and the rest of the country. Yet the AfD still ...