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.
Conservatives lead in German elections, far-right AfD comes in second
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz declared victory after his Christian Democrats won nearly 29% of the votes in the country’s federal election. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party faced a historic defeat with the lowest vote share for the center-left party since 1949.
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ...
Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...
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Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he wants to form a government as soon as possible after his CDU/CSU bloc ...
Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc won 28.6% of the votes, followed by 20.8% for the far-right Alternative for Germany, according to the ...
The euro nudged higher on Monday after Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election as expected, while the ...
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Merz pushes for "independence" from Trump's U.S. after claiming victory in Germany's electionGermany's CDU/CSU conservative alliance won Sunday's general election election and the Elon Musk-endorsed far-right, ...
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