Merz’s centre-right CDU leads in Germany’s federal elections, exit polls show
Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream centre-right Christian Democratic Union party, addresses his supporters in ...
Germany’s far-right AfD still faces limits, despite election success
In national elections, the country’s far right looked set to become the second largest faction in the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament — the best result by a German far-right party since ...
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Eighty Percent of Germans Voted Against the Far Right. Can That Happen Here?
Twenty percent of Germans voted for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Sunday’s election, twice as many as ...
New leader of Germany must build coalition in divided country
Germany is at a crossroads and now for Friedrich Merz the hard work begins, writes Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker.
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Conservative leader Friedrich Merz wins German election, Chancellor Olaf Scholz concedes defeat
Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat as his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) faced their worst postwar election result, receiving just over 16% of the vote.
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CDU wins German election, Friedrich Merz raises NATO concerns
Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power, with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...