German conservatives win election but far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its best ever result, projections showed.
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Conservatives head for German election victory as far-right AfD set for second place, exit polls say
But the other big story is that the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is set to become the second biggest force in German politics. Four years ago they polled just 10.4% and now they're on course for 19.5%-20%, according to the exit polls.
GERMANY’S hard-right party has had its strongest showing since World War Two, exit polls suggest, taking 19.5 per cent of the ...
Immigration is the defining issue not only of the Feb. 23 election, where AfD has a strong foothold, but the entirety of ...
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to become the second biggest political force, ahead of Olaf Scholz's ...
In Germany's crucial election, Friedrich Merz’s centre-right CDU leads, with far-right AfD set for its best postwar result.
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This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...
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