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Charting the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party

The AfD doubles its vote share to 20.8 percent in weekend elections and becomes Germany’s second-largest party.

Al Jazeera

Friedrich Merz: Who is Germany’s election winner and how will he fare against AfD leader Alice Weidel?

Friedrich Merz has taken aim at the US and says Europe must stand up for itself

The Independent UK

German election: Who won, who lost and what’s next?

Christian Democrats came first. But the far right and the left were the biggest gainers.

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Germany's Mainstream Conservatives Win National Election, Far-Right Party Surges

Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz win election, facing challenges in addressing European security issues and forming a stable coalit...

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Germany has swung to the right. What does that mean for the country – and Europe? Our panel responds

Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU may have won the German election, but all eyes are on the far-right AfD after its huge gains, say Fatma Aydemir, Katja Hoyer and others

The Guardian - UK

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz calls for European 'independence from US' as he blasts Trump and Musk

Friedrich Merz says ‘intervention’ from Washington ‘no less drastic, dramatic, and ultimately no less brazen, than the intervention that we have seen from Moscow’

Evening Standard

Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult

Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has captured the highest proportion of votes in Germany’s election on Sunday. The celebrations could be short-lived, though, as the task of forming a government now looms.

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German Vote Winner Merz Faces Tough Talks To Build Govt

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new coalition government, warning "the world isn't waiting for us".

International Business Times

German election 2025 live results: By the numbers

The conservative CDU has won the most votes, with party leader Merz signalling he hopes to form a government quickly.

Al Jazeera

Conservatives Win German Vote As Far-right Makes Record Gains

Germany's conservatives won Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed by the far-right AfD in second place after record gains, according to exit polls.

International Business Times

German election 2025: results in full

With all seats assigned, Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU conservatives will be the biggest party in the Bundestag, but the far-right AfD have come second. Find full results from every constituency

The Guardian - UK

Who are the candidates for chancellor in Germany's elections?

This Sunday, 23 February, Germans vote in parliamentary elections, deciding who will occupy the 630 seats of the Bundestag and who will be the country's next chancellor. Who are the candidates, and what are their views on Germany's relationship with France?

Radio France Internationale

Discontented Germany votes in an election with economy, migration and far-right strength in focus

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over the future of Ukraine and Europe’s alliance with the United States

The Independent UK

Alice Weidel: The far-right leader shaping Germany’s AfD

As Germany heads to the polls, a look at the politician cultivating the anti-immigrant party’s ‘image of competence’.

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The Independent UK

German elections live: Far right Afd’s surge is ‘final warning’ to democratic parties, victorious Merz says

Friedrich Merz set to become new chancellor after provisional results show his conservatives won

The Conversation

What is the AfD? Germany’s far-right party, explained

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) looks set to become the second largest party in the German parliament following elections on February 23. Polls ahead of the election and an exit poll suggest they could receive around 20% of the final vote tally. For the first time, the AfD poses…

The Independent UK

Elon Musk wants the far right AfD to win the German election - here’s how he became their champion

Germany’s leading political figures say Musk will face consequences for his endorsement of the country’s far-right party, Tom Watling and Alicja Hagopian write

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German Elections: Key Players, Process, And Implications Explained

German voters prepare for a crucial election with global implications. Four contenders vie for chancellorship and potential coalition government formation.

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In these dark times of racially charged election campaigns, the German left offers a flicker of hope

Heidi Reichinnek’s speech went viral on TikTok – and sparked a surge of support from voters who reject the mainstream’s xenophobia

Al Jazeera

Who is running in the German election and what are the key issues?

German citizens will take to the polls on February 23 for a snap general election.

The Independent UK

As German voters head to the polls here’s what to expect next

German voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect a parliament that will hold power for four years

The Conversation

The German election explained through seven essential questions

Germany is holding a federal election on February 23 – a snap vote called by chancellor Olaf Scholz when his coalition government fell apart at the end of last year. Parties are running to win seats in the national parliament, or Bundestag. And with an unusual level of interest from…

The Conversation

German party leaders are united against immigration – but there is little evidence for a key part of their argument

As Germany elects its next Bundestag, migration remains one of the most important issues to voters. But politicians are not debating how to attract the 288,000 migrants the country needs every year to maintain its workforce. Rather, parties struggle over who can promise the most deportations and the tightest border…

The Guardian - UK

By courting the far right, the man tipped to be Germany’s next chancellor may have sealed his own downfall

Conservative Friedrich Merz shattered a political taboo. His blunder gives the centre-left has a chance in the 23 February election

Al Jazeera

As Germany braces for election, backing the far-right AfD no longer a taboo

The hardline party has ‘an increasing influence on public opinion’, say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.

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