Election results map shows far-right AfD surge in East as CDU win most seats - The conservative alliance led by Feidrich Merz ...

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Its resurgence, as well as a historic result for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) at 20.8%, demonstrates growing ...

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Put simply, more than four in every five of Germany's 59.2 million voters turned out. It reflects just how energised Germans ...

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

The centre-right Christian Democrats received the most votes at yesterday's election, while polls suggest Alternative for ...

In so doing, CDU leader Friedrich Merz abolished a post ... Weidel focused much of her campaigning in the former East Germany. The AfD has been particularly popular across the east, which has ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.