Germany’s conservative CDU has won the most votes with party leader Friedrich Merz signalling he hopes to form a government quickly.
Germany’s conservative CDU has won the most votes, with party leader Friedrich Merz signalling he hopes to form a government quickly. The far-right AfD is in second after securing its highest-ever showing since World War II.
Incumbent Chancellor Scholz of the governing SPD has acknowledged a “bitter” defeat, congratulating Merz on the results.
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