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Conservatives Win German Election

'We have won the election': Germany's conservative leaders celebrate as far-right projected to take second place

Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now on course to win 20.5% of the vote, according to latest projections - but there is no way Friedrich Merz will work with it because of a long-standing political taboo against working with the far right, known as a Brandmauer - a firewall.

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Germany: Conservative CDU/CSU win German federal election

Recent Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has won in the country's 2025 federal election, the German Federal Returning Officer announced in the early hour of Monday based on the preliminary results.

Al Jazeera on MSN · 2h

Germany's Merz calls for 'independence' from US as conservatives win vote

German's Friedrich Merz has pledged to achieve "independence" from the United States after his centre-right alliance won parliamentary elections. Merz faces complex negotiations with smaller parties to form a government after ruling out cooperation with the second-placed hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

German ex-minister Lindner to quit politics

Bloomberg on MSN · 10h

Germany’s Former Finance Minister Lindner Ends Political Career

Germany’s former finance minister Christian Lindner will end his political career following a disastrous election result that was projected to see his Liberal Democrats party drop out of parliament.

German ex-minister Lindner to quit politics if liberals fall short

The leader of Germany's free-market liberal Free Democrats (FDP), ex-finance minister Christian Lindner, said on Sunday that he will retire from politics if the party fails to make it into parliament.

DPA International on MSN · 9h

Germany's Lindner retires as Free Democrats see collapse in support

Former German finance minister Christian Lindner has announced his retirement from politics after his Free Democratic Party (FDP) appeared to fail to reach the 5% threshold needed to enter the German parliament in Sunday's national election.

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Election analysis: Germany votes for change

Winning the most votes and providing Germany's next chancellor-- the conservative Union of the Christian Democrats and its ...

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German election results 2025 – live: Trump hails ‘great day for Germany’ as Merz’s Conservatives claim victory

AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in ...

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Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult

Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...

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Germany’s ‘no surprise’ election yields many firsts

As predicted by pre-election opinion polls, Germany’s conservatives swept to victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, ...

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Germany set for tricky coalition building, poll shows ahead of election

Germany's mainstream political parties lost support while the far-right AfD gained ground in one of the last polls published ...

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'We have won the election': Germany's conservative leaders celebrate as far-right takes second place

At the start of November last year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner - the leader of one of ...

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Germany elections: Riding on immigration concerns, far-right AfD becomes second-largest party

Germany's elections saw the far-right AfD secure over 20% of the vote, marking its highest-ever share. The CDU/CSU led by ...

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Germany's colour-coded politics

Germany holds elections after its three-party "traffic light" coalition collapsed last year and could soon have a "black-red" ...

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