A municipal vote in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will be a gauge of the national mood since Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office.

A municipal vote in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will be a gauge of the national mood since Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office.

Elections in Germany’s most populous state pose first significant test at ballot box for Friedrich Merz as chancellor

Nationalist party nearly triples share of vote in western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, preliminary results show.

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) scored major gains in local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, nearly tripling its vote share and...