The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the far-right AfD has come in second.

Exit polls show opposition conservatives win German election Conservative chief Friedrich Merz on track to become chancellor Far-right AfD scores historic result Coalition talks could last months leaving vacuum at heart of EU BERLIN,

Single parties rarely win majorities in German elections, so Friedrich Merz's CDU will need the support of one or more parties to secure a majority in government. His most likely