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Germany's election won by conservatives, and far-right AfD party surges, official results show
Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election​, while far-right party AfD surged to become the nation's second-largest.
German conservatives win election as AfD surges into second
Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won the election on Sunday night.
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Germany's opposition conservatives CDU/CSU won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)came in second,
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Polls are open across Germany as the world’s third largest economy chooses a new leader to guide it through an era of febrile immigration debates and souring relations with Washington.
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But the biggest relief is that the center-left SPD won enough seats in the Bundestag to be able to form a two-party governing coalition with the conservative CDU.
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Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU has won the February 23 parliamentary elections, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) securing second place, according to preliminary results. According to CNN,
Far-right AfD surge is warning for Germany's other parties, says winner Merz
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
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The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.
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Germany's next chancellor needs to form a coalition quickly. Why his party says AfD is not an option
Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor, but he has a long road ahead of him to form government and hold onto power.
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Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...