'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".
Germany's mainstream conservatives have won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...
The far-right Alternative for Germany vaulted into second place on Sunday after about a fifth of voters cast their ballot for ...
Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Sunday as the winning party will almost ...
The conservative Christian Democratic Union won a plurality in the Bundestag, exit polls suggested Feb. 23, while the ...
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