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.
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
The German elections have taken place and the Bundestag is looking a lot more right-wing than it was this time yesterday. The ...
Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...
Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...
The Christian Democratic Union party is projected to win the election, but the far-right Alternative for Germany is set for its best result since World War II.
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