Voters shift to the right in German election
The conservative Christian Democratic Union won a plurality in the Bundestag, exit polls suggested Feb. 23, while the far-right AfD came in second.
Germany Election Shows a Politically Rightward Shift
Far-right gains and a ‘sharper and edgier’ chancellor are among the takeaways from the country’s contest, an expert says.
The Latest: Exit polls have been released in Germany election
German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, and early exit poll data shows opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives in the lead. It also indicates that Alternative for Germany is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.
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.
Germany's Election in Graphics
Germany's election on Sunday delivered a win to the conservative opposition as well as a historic surge in support for the far-right AfD party. Here is a breakdown in graphics showing trends between male and female voters as well as different age groups,
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.
Centre-right leads in German exit polls, with far-right party in second place
The centre-right Christian Democrats look likely to lead in the German election, with the far-right AfD party coming second with around a fifth of the vote. We ask what it all mea
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 ...
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 ...
Exit polls show Merz in the lead while AfD makes historic gains in Germany election
Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...
Stock Futures Poised to React to Germany’s Elections
U.S. stock futures are set to react to the outcome of Germany’s elections, where early exit polling on Sunday has the ...
German Election Live Updates: Exit polls out; CDU/CSU projected winner of crucial polls
This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...
Germany's AfD, Left win enough seats to block changes to debt brake
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament, ...
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Germany's Merz claims victory for his conservatives as the far right is projected to finish 2nd
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives are on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest sh ...
Germany’s historic election — in charts
The elections have highlighted the steady erosion in support for the so-called people’s parties — the CDU and the SPD — that have dominated Germany’s political life since 1949. Merz was aiming to ...