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The Latest: Merz wins Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.

DPA International on MSN · 2d

Germany's likely next chancellor Merz triumphant amid election result

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become the country's next chancellor after initial results showed his CDU/CSU bloc leading in Sunday's election, wants to form an effective government as quickly as possible.

The Financial Times · 1d

How will Germany’s Friedrich Merz build his coalition government?

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz spent the past two months excoriating the country’s Social Democrats — blaming them for a stagnating economy, uncontrolled illegal migration and the rise of the far-right.

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Reuters · 1d

Germany's election: what happens now?

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike defence spending and tackle diplomatic challenges ranging from a confrontational Trump administration to ending the Ukraine war.

invezz on MSN · 6h

Germany’s election shock: Key results, implications, and what’s next

Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, but his victory may not deliver the stability many voters had hoped for. The 2025 election marks a major turning point for Germany, with a sharp rightward shift and the collapse of the center-left.

BBC · 1d

Five key takeaways from the German election

Here are five key takeaways. Look at an election results map of Germany, and you could almost have travelled back in time to the Cold War, when an iron curtain divided communist East Germany from the west.

Germany's Social Democrats Riled by Merz Ahead of Critical Talks on Coalition

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition ...

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The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

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Germany's Merz rules out quick reform of state debt limits

Election winner Friedrich Merz on Tuesday ruled out a quick reform to Germany's state borrowing limits known as the "debt ...

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Germany's conservative election turn points to 'Trump effect internationally,' expert says

President Donald Trump's successful runs that prioritized halting illegal immigration have had an effect on international ...

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Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election win

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

USA Today2d

Who is Friedrich Merz? Meet the conservative leader taking the reins of the German chancellery

Merz's conservatives came first in Germany's national election on Sunday, according to projected results, well ahead of their closest rival, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), giving ...

CBS News2d

Conservatives win Germany election, far-right in second place, exit polls show

Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian ... or Bundestag, in this election that would be required under Germany's electoral system to form a new government ...

Germany’s 2025 federal election: How the struggle against fascism and war must be waged

The result of Germany’s federal election on February 23 is the product of a deep political and social crisis that will lead ...

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