Germany's mainstream conservatives won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest party, according to provisional results following Sunday’s election.

Berlin: Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is poised to become the next chancellor following his party's victory in the recent national elections, marking a significant shift in German politics.

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a government, following coalition negotiations.