Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Sunday as the winning party will almost certainly have to form a coalition to secure a majority. Here is a summary of t

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is expected to make historic gains.

Germany's mainstream political parties lost support while the far-right AfD gained ground in one of the last polls published before the election on Sunday, pointing to likely tricky coalition building that could drag on for months.