'We have won the election': Germany's conservative leaders celebrate as far-right projected to take second place
Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now on course to win 20.5% of the vote, according to latest projections - but there is no way Friedrich Merz will work with it because of a long-standing political taboo against working with the far right, known as a Brandmauer - a firewall.
Germany's conservatives win election, as far-right AfD leaps to second place, exit polls show
The Christian Democratic Union and its allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election, exit polls show.
Conservatives heading to victory in German election; far right surges
The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the far-right AfD has come in second.
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Conservatives head for German election victory but far-right AfD set for second place, exit polls say
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to become the second biggest political force, ahead of Olaf Scholz's centre-left party Some 59.2 million Germans are eligible to vote, and while millions already have by post, polls indicate as many as 20% were undecided ahead of election day
German Election 2025 Live: Far-right AfD second in polls as voters
The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The conservative CDU/CSU bloc is set to win, but will be unlikely to secure a majority.
German Conservatives Seal Election Win With Far-Right in Second
Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz is projected to win Sunday’s federal election, comfortably finishing ahead of the far-right AfD party and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats.
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Germany votes with Merz on course to be next chancellor and far right set to surge
Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow live updates.
Gloomy Germans vote in election which conservatives are set to win
Germans vote in a national election on Sunday which is expected to see Friedrich Merz's conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards.
German exit polls give Merz's conservatives the lead and put far right on strongest postwar showing
Exit polls in Germany's national election Sunday show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives leading, with Alternative for Germany heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.
Merz claims win for German conservatives as far right surges to strongest postwar election result
Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...
'Next time we'll come first': German far-right celebrates breakthrough
For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party has come second in a German national election, a result that ...
In German election, centre-right claims win, centre-left concedes, and far-right makes big gains
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday ...
Exclusive: Alice Weidel on Her Far-Right AfD Party’s Rise, Elon Musk’s Support, and the German Election
The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, ...
Germany’s Far-Right Targets Victory Next Time After Breakthrough
The far-right Alternative for Germany vaulted into second place on Sunday after about a fifth of voters cast their ballot for ...
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Alice Weidel took the German far right to new heights. Here’s how she did it.
One in five voters in the German election favored the far right. The AfD leader’s dramatic rise terrifies many of the others.
What is the AfD, the far-right German party supported by Vance and Musk?
Concern is growing over the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s rise ahead of the German election. Its U.S. supporters ...
Firewall? Why the Far Right Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government
The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.