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Exit polls have been released in Germany election

German election: Projections say CDU/CSU leads with 29%

Early projections say Germany's conservative bloc has secured some 29% of the votes, emerging as the largest party ahead of the far-right AfD with around 19.5%. Follow DW for live updates.

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Exit polls in Germany's 2025 election give Merz's conservatives lead and put far right on strongest postwar showing

Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest showing of the far-right since World War II.

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Germany's conservatives win election, as far-right AfD leaps to second place, exit polls show

The Christian Democratic Union and its allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election, exit polls show.

Friedrich Merz, Germany

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Who is Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor?

The leader of the victorious CDU, Friedrich Merz, has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel, to retiring to the business world, to causing controversy by aligning with the far right.

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Merz looking set to become Germany's next chancellor

Polling stations closed at 6 pm on Sunday in Germany's federal election, with Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, looking on course to win, ahead of the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which appeared to be set for its best-ever result.

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Friedrich Merz and His Long March to the Brink of the German Chancellery

A protege of the late Wolfgang Schaeuble, finance minister and icon of German fiscal conservatism, Merz enjoyed a meteoric rise through his Christian Democrats, becoming the party's parliamentary leader in the 2000s.

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Germany’s far-right AfD hails ‘historic’ election gains, Weidel calls for CDU alliance

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has ruled out any such alliance but caused uproar last month by bringing a motion to parliament that was passed with AfD votes, breaching a long-standing taboo.

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‘Make Germany great again’: Far-right party could see historic gains in election

Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s national election and is fielding its first candidate to lead the country.

Reuters · 2h

Germans vote as far-right party set for best ever result

The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The conservative CDU/CSU bloc is set to win, but will be unlikely to secure a majority.

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Germany Election Results: Exit Polls Project Center-Right Win—And Strong Showing For Elon Musk-Boosted AfD

Exit polls project Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) garnered the biggest vote share in the country’s ...

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Germany’s Merz claims victory for his conservatives as exit polls put far right on strong showing

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

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Right-wing Alternative for Germany scores second place in pivotal election, conservative set to to be next chancellor

Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s ...

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German Election Live Updates: Exit polls out, CDU's Friedrich Merz claims victory

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

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CDU promises Germans stable solutions to immigration, terrorism, and defense ahead of election

A conservative backlash is brewing in Germany, but the likely winners are working to make the transition pragmatic and ...

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Voting underway for general election in Germany

Voting started for the general election in Germany on Sunday, which opinion polls suggest will bring a new chancellor and a ...

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz concedes defeat in Germany's national election

Chancellor Olaf Scholz concedes defeat in Germany's national election. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has a warning for workers across ...

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