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 ...
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
Frederick Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democrats, is virtually assured of becoming Germany’s next chancellor.
Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its ...
Friedrich Merz's conservatives have won Germany's election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they ...
German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz appears poised to win the country’s election Sunday, while the far-right ...
The Christian Democratic Union party is projected to win the election, but the far-right Alternative for Germany is set for its best result since World War II.
The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.
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