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.
Germany Elections: Conservatives Win, Far-Right in Second Place
Friedrich Merz's CDU won Germany's elections with 28.6 percent, while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) recorded big gains.
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
Germany's Merz claims victory for his conservatives as exit polls put far right on strong showing
Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday after exit polls showed his bloc in the lead. Merz said he was aware of the dimension of the task he faces and said that “it will not be easy.
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.
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.
German shares steal spotlight after Merz's conservatives win vote
German stocks ended Monday higher in Europe after conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the national election with promises of pro-growth policies to boost an ailing economy.
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Conservatives win in Bavaria but fall short of 40% goal
The conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), which is in alliance with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), emerged as the ...
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A 2-year-old girl and her mother have died after the car-ramming attack in Munich
On Saturday, Bavaria's state criminal police office ... of the campaign for Germany’s election on Feb. 23. Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the scene of the attack on Saturday and laid a white ...
Scholz takes responsibility for election ‘catastrophe’
German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter ...
Far-right AfD surge is warning for Germany's other parties, says winner Merz
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
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German Church Addresses the Rise of the AfD Ahead of Polarizing Election
ANALYSIS: This staunch opposition to a political party would not be the first time the German hierarchy has taken an active ...
German election live updates: Final poll predicts large gains for AfD hours before voters cast ballots
According to YouGov’s final MRP poll before the election, the far-right AfD ’s 145 seats will surpass the 115 projected for ...
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Dozens injured in suspected car-ramming attack in Munich
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the driver "must be punished ... Image source, Getty Images Bavaria's Premier Markus Söder called the incident a "suspected attack". "Something has to change ...
Explainer-How do Germany's federal elections work?
Germans go to the polls on Sunday in a snap election called after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way ...
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Germany: Munich car 'attack' injures 30, suspect detained
Bavaria's Justice Minister Georg Eisenreich ... Afghanistan despite Taliban rule over the country. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described Thursday's car ramming incident as "awful," adding ...
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Germany’s Next Chancellor Inherits a Country in Crisis
Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is working overtime to warn Germans that the time of stagnation that prevailed under the former chancellor Olaf Scholz must come to an end.