germany federal election 2025

Germany, Federal Election

German Federal Election 2025: historic debacle for government parties, gains for the far-right AfD and Left Party

Federal Election has exacerbated the political crisis in Germany and Europe. The result confronts workers and young people who want to fight against fascism, militarism and social cuts with fundamental political questions and tasks.

BBC · 21h

Germans voting for new federal government in high-stakes elections

Conservative Friedrich Merz is expected to win but the far-right AfD is poised to become second biggest political force.

MSNBC · 15h

Polls show Germany's conservative party leads election with far-right in second place

The center-right Christian Democratic Union party is leading the elections in Germany, according to exit polls, with the far-right Alternative for Germany making large gains. NBC News' Raf Sanches reports on the best results for a far-right party in Germany since the defeat of the Nazi Party.

Germany, Friedrich Merz

Axios Sneak Peek on MSN · 4h

Merz vows "independence" from U.S. after claiming Germany election win

Trump's statements on Ukraine last week make it "clear" Americans are "largely indifferent to the fate of Europe," Merz said.

The Economist · 14h

Friedrich Merz wins a messy victory. But can he now rule Germany?

That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after coalition talks. The second was that the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) had surged to its best-ever score,

Hindustan Times on MSN · 15h

World News Live Today February 24, 2025: Germany Election: Chancellor Scholz's SPD concedes defeat | What’s next for winner Friedrich Merz?

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Germany, Europe

CNBC on MSN · 2h

CNBC Daily Open: Europe's relationship with the U.S. in focus after German election

It is clear that this [the U.S.] government does not care much about the fate of Europe,” says Friedrich Merz, who is set to be Germany’s next chancellor.

The Financial Times · 4h

What the German election result means for Europe

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Time · 7h

What to Know About Germany’s Election Results

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory, while Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded his center-left Social Democrat party’s worst postwar defeat.

14h

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

Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest ...

Clear election win for Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU

Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU bloc has won national elections by a large margin, with all constituencies counted, paving the ...

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

On 23 February, Germany will vote to decide who will run their next federal government. There’s five candidates running to be ...

21hon MSN

Polls point to Germany's looming election bringing a shift to the right

While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of ...

1hon MSN

Germany's conservatives declare victory in Berlin. Now the hard work begins

A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...

DPA International on MSN15h

Germany's Scholz accepts 'election defeat' as his SPD plunges to 16%

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has admitted his Social Democratic Party (SPD) has suffered a "bitter election result," after ...

6hon MSN

Germany Elections: Friedrich Merz wins federal election, eyes coalition government amid rising challenges

Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc won 28.6% of the votes, followed by 20.8% for the far-right Alternative for Germany, according to the ...

The latest polls ahead of Germany’s snap election

The margin of error for individual polls is estimated from the poll’s sample size and the number of eligible German voters ...

16hon MSN

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 ...

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