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Germany, Election

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.

The New York Times · 1d

5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big implications for Europe.

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.

Germany, AfD

CNN · 2d

German elections: CDU’s Merz looks set to be next chancellor as far-right AfD surges

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow live updates.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

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 far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest.

Yahoo · 1d

German conservatives win election as AfD surges into second

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won the election on Sunday night.

1don MSN

Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to lead Germany after its election?

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

16hon MSN

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 ...

Friedrich Merz, a Conservative, Is Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

2don MSN

Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result

Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national ...

16hon MSN

German election results and voter demographics explained in graphics

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. With vote counting finished, preliminary results show ...

17h

Did Germany Really Lurch to the Right This Election? It’s Complicated.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second, doubling its result from last time. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) lost a lot, their coalition partner the Greens a ...

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