'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 swings right as Merz’s Christian Democrats projected to win German elections
The Christian Democrats will honour their responsibility for forming a government after winning the German election, said Friedrich Merz, the projected winner of the election, as he took the stage at his party's headquarters.
German ex-minister Lindner to quit politics
Merz, 69, now faces difficult and time-consuming coalition discussions after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...
Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option ...
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 ...
AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in country’s history ...
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Germany’s ‘no surprise’ election yields many firstsAs predicted by pre-election opinion polls, Germany’s conservatives swept to victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, ...
Germany is set for a shift to the right after the conservative CDU/CSU bloc secured a clear victory in Sunday's parliamentary ...
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Germany's colour-coded politicsGermany holds elections after its three-party "traffic light" coalition collapsed last year and could soon have a "black-red" ...
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German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over ...
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