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'We have won the election': Germany's conservative leaders celebrate as far-right projected to take second place

Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now on course to win 20.5% of the vote, according to latest projections - but there is no way Friedrich Merz will work with it because of a long-standing political taboo against working with the far right, known as a Brandmauer - a firewall.

Associated Press · 3h

Exit polls show Merz in the lead while AfD makes historic gains in Germany election

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.

Euronews on MSN · 24m

Merz’s centre-right CDU leads in Germany’s federal elections, exit polls show

Incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz has conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter election result” on Sunday. View on euronews

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Waspi women threaten legal action over pensions row

A campaign group has threatened the government with legal action unless it reconsiders its decision to refuse compensation to ...

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BBC apologizes after featuring Hamas minister's son in Gaza documentary

BBC issued a clarification to a documentary on Wednesday after viewers discovered it prominently featured the son of Hamas's ...

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