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 political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Merz’s priority will be to form a government with the third-placed Social Democrats (SPD), led by Germany’s current ...
Frederick Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democrats, is virtually assured of becoming Germany’s next chancellor.
Elon Musk has continued his public association with Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, sending a ...
Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...
The far-right Alternative for Germany vaulted into second place on Sunday after about a fifth of voters cast their ballot for ...
Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, said he was under "no illusions" about the White House's impact on ...
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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.
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