'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.
Far-right party heading for best result in German election since World War II
A far-right party could hold the balance of power in Germany after sweeping to second place in a historic election. Exit polls, issued after voting ended, suggest AfD (Alternative for Germany) – a party under intelligence service surveillance as a suspected extremist organisation – has won around 20% of the vote.
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.
Germany's election won by conservatives but far-right AfD party surges, official results show
Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election​, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest.
Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result
Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II,
Germany's conservatives celebrate, but far right enjoy record result
Friedrich Merz's conservatives have won Germany's election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they had expected. "Let's celebrate tonight and in the morning we'll get to work,
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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 ...
The leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany announced his retirement from politics
The leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) of Germany, former Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced the end of his political career.
Curtis Hertel Jr. ascends to Michigan Democratic Party chair
Curtis Hertel Jr. will lead the Michigan Democratic Party during a critical election cycle with many key races on the ballot in 2026.
Anyone free to join, quit ‘democratic’ NTK: Seeman
MADURAI: In the wake of speculations that Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) women’s wing leader Kaliammal may quit, NTK chief Seeman ...
The rating of Scholz's party collapsed by 10%, and "AdG" grew by exactly the same amount.
Not only the SPD suffered greatly, but also Free Democratic Party (FDP) — their support fell by 7.4 percentage points to a ...
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'What is the Democratic Party for?': One DC insider has some advice
We discuss the first month of President Donald Trump’s second term in office — and the response from the Democratic Party — ...
Democratic operatives freaked out that party won't have 'come-to-Jesus' moment after Trump win: NYT
A New York Times detailed how many in the Democratic Party fear it's too fractured to be able to learn from its mistakes that ...