Live updates: Merz’s conservatives win Germany election as far-right AfD makes historic gains
Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative party, AfD. Early exit polls show AfD is headed for second place, while opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives are in the lead and Scholz’s party fell to third.
Germany's Merz Will Push up Debt With Help of Left, Says AfD Leader
BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, said Germany's likely next chancellor would be held hostage by left-wing parties that would seek to loosen tough fiscal rules.
Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, ...
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Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...
The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the CSU, led with 28.6% of the vote, while the AfD came in second with 20.8%, more than doubling its previous share. CDU leader ...
The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...
Read More: Exclusive: Alice Weidel on Her Far-Right AfD Party’s Rise, Elon Musk’s Support, and the German Election The final polls heading into the vote suggest that Friedrich Merz ...
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
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