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Germany’s Conservatives Win as AfD Secures Record Second-Place Finish, Exit Polls Show

  • Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party is set to come in third with 16.2%, indicating a decline from its 2021 election results.
  • Alice Weidel, the AfD's candidate for chancellor, declared that her party is open for coalition negotiations with Merz's party to facilitate policy change in Germany.
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National PostNational Post

Merz claims victory for Germany's conservatives, far right party likely to finish second

Germany's conservatives are projected to win the national parliamentary election, while the far right has recorded its highest-ever showing.

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ThePatriotLight - 'Next time we'll come first': German far-right celebrates breakthrough

ThePatriotLight - For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party has come second in a German national election, a result that will keep it outside government but make it a fearsome opponent of the ruling parties.'Next time we'll come first': German far-right celebrates breakthrough

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Global NewsGlobal News

German conservatives to win election, far-right AfD in 2nd: exit polls - National

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called 'a bitter election result.'

·Toronto, Canada
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Merz claims win for German conservatives as far right surges to strongest postwar election result

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the far-right Alternative for Germany as second-largest party, exit polls show, after snap elections dominated by concerns over immigration, the economy and the return of Donald Trump.

·Atlanta, United States
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Australian Financial ReviewAustralian Financial Review

Merz claims win for German conservatives, far right also makes gains

With exit polls broadly in line with what was expected by markets, investors’ attention will now turn to how quickly Merz can form a government.

·Sydney, Australia
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German Elections: Christian Democrats Lead With 30% Of Vote As Far-Right AfD Surge To Second Place With Record 20% Share – Exit Polls

Friedrich Merz is on track to become Germany’s next chancellor after his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party took roughly 30% of the vote in landmark German elections on Sunday, according to two early exit polls. In spite of CDU’s lead the country’s political future looks far from certain due to a surge in support for the the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party which is set to come in second with a rec…

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