German conservatives win election but far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its best ever result, projections showed.
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The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.
Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) celebrated a record election result Sunday that fuelled its wildest hopes ...
Polls will close at 6 p.m. local time (12 p.m. EST), and it will likely become clear in the ensuing hours which party has the ...
CDU leader Friedrich Merz has ruled out any such alliance but caused uproar last month by bringing a motion to parliament ...
The conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leads the polls with an estimated 29% of the vote, going by the exit polls, ...
Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...
Voting will soon close in national elections. Polls show the hard-right AfD party is likely to have its best showing ever.
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