Live updates: Merz’s conservatives win Germany election as far-right AfD makes historic gains
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.
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament, ...
The German elections have taken place and the Bundestag is looking a lot more right-wing than it was this time yesterday. The ...
The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, ...
The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...
Concern is growing over the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s rise ahead of the German election. Its U.S. supporters ...
Pollster and communication strategist Frank Luntz joins CNN’s Jessica Dean to discuss a poll that shows where Trump stands ...
The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...
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