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Germany, Merz and AfD

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.

CBS News · 12h

Exit polls in Germany's 2025 election give Merz's conservatives lead and put far right on strongest postwar showing

Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest showing of the far-right since World War II.

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Exit polls show Merz in the lead while AfD makes historic gains in Germany election

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative party, AfD. Early exit polls show AfD is headed for second place, while opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives are in the lead and Scholz’s party fell to third.

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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 ...

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The Latest: Polls open in Germany in crucial general election

German citizens aged 18 and up can vote. At least 59.2 million people in the nation of 84 million are eligible, about 2.3 ...

The latest polls ahead of Germany’s snap election

The margin of error for individual polls is estimated from the poll’s sample size and the number of eligible German voters ...

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Stock Futures Poised to React to Germany’s Elections

U.S. stock futures are rising Sunday evening after exit polls for Germany’s election indicate a win for the conservative ...

Germany’s election winner pledges ‘independence from US’

Germany’s Friedrich Merz promised to “achieve independence” from the US after his centre-right bloc won federal elections, ...

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Germany election live updates: Voters head to the polls to elect a new parliament

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

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Germany votes with Merz on course to be next chancellor and far right set to surge

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 ...

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