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Germany's Merz questions Nato's future after election win as Musk congratulates far-right AfD
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
Conservative Friedrich Merz Wins German Election
The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.
Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result
Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national election.
German conservatives win election but far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its best ever result.
Leaders hail Merz for German election win amid warnings on far-right surge
The leader of Germany’s Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, expressed his shock, telling the Welt newspaper: “Although this result was to be expected, according to the polls, I am also shocked this evening by the electoral success of the AfD, which has doubled its share of the vote in just three years.”
Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place
Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest
Merz warns Europe should seek ‘independence’ from US after conservatives win German election - and far-right support surges
Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after his opposition conservatives won elections on Sunday, in a vote that also saw surging support for the far-right.
Trump congratulates conservatives over German election results
Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.
Germany's Merz Will Push up Debt With Help of Left, Says AfD Leader
The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, said Germany's likely next chancellor would be held hostage by left-wing parties that would seek to loosen tough fiscal rules.
The Latest: Merz wins Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains
German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.
Germany's AfD, Left win enough seats to veto constitutional changes
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament that is required to block changes to the constitution, including a loosening of the country's debt brake.
German election results 2025 – live: Trump hails ‘great day for Germany’ as Merz’s Conservatives claim victory
AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in ...
German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom
Friedrich Merz faces complex coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured ...
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...
German election 2025 live updates: Polls open as Europe and US watch on in pivotal vote
Polls open as Europe and US watch on in pivotal vote - Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history ...
German business leaders respond to election outcome
Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc won most votes in Sunday's national election and could form a government with the Social ...
What We Learned From the German Election That Will Bring Change to the EU's Leading Power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...