The Latest: Merz wins Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains
German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.
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The Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, have few options in front of them ...
Frederick Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democrats, is virtually assured of becoming Germany’s next chancellor.
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on January 25, 2025, in Halle, Germany. In the ...
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‘Devastating’: What Germany’s election results mean for JewsGermany’s AfD party placed second in the 2025 election, fueled by immigration fears, despite its association with neo-Nazis.
Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...
Mohammad Azmouz, a Syrian barber living in Berlin, said casting his first ever vote on Sunday at the age of 57 was an ...
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
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Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national ...
Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to become the country’s second-largest political party, marking a dramatic rise in ...
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