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.
The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...
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Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged Europeans to ...
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
The German elections have taken place and the Bundestag is looking a lot more right-wing than it was this time yesterday. The ...
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