'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.
The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, leader of the SPD, said the election results were "bitter" for his party and a "defeat".
Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...
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‘Make Germany great again': Far-right party could see historic gains in this election. Here's whyAlternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...
The far-right Alternative for Germany vaulted into second place on Sunday after about a fifth of voters cast their ballot for ...
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