Free beer or non-alcoholic drinks were offered to early voters in the part of the western German city of Duisburg that has shown low turnout in the past.

BERLIN — The Christian Democratic Union and the allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election on Sunday, according to exit polls from German ...

The Social Democrats were once a "big tent" party, with the support of almost half of Germany's electorate. Now, the SPD is ...