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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 elections: CDU wins, Merz aims for coalition by Easter

With all constituencies counted, the centre-right Christian Democratic Union has claimed victory, while minnows, including the left-conservative BSW, barely missed the threshold to enter parliament. V

Germany shifts right as Merz's conservatives secure election victory

Germany is set for a shift to the right after the conservative CDU/CSU bloc secured a clear victory in Sunday's elections, as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) recorded its best-ever performance.

Germany, Independence

Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

Newsweek on MSN · 3h

Europe Should 'Achieve Independence' From US, Says Germany's Merz

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the United States in security matters, after his grouping won the biggest share of the vote in federal elections.

POLITICO on MSN · 11h

Germany’s Next Leader Will Be Squeezed by Trump and the Far-Right

Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union alliance — is a U.S.-loving former lawyer but he may clash with President Donald Trump, as Merz is a fierce defender of Europe and NATO.

AfD, Germany

CNN on MSN · 1h

Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) party now firmly established in German politics.

The Washington Post on MSN · 12h

Germany’s far-right AfD still faces limits, despite election success

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.

Sky News Australia on MSN · 17h

AfD will likely ‘continue to strengthen’ in Germany

Euractiv Editor-in-Chief Matthew Karnitschnig has warned that the far-right Alternative for Germany will “continue to strengthen” and could get to the point where the CDU has “no other option” but to go into coalition with them.

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Conservative leader Friedrich Merz headed for Germany’s top job after a career of ups and downs

World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...

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German vote winner Merz faces tough talks to build government

The conservatives will first enter talks without Scholz, who apologised for SPD's bitter defeat at 16%, while his popular ...

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