open image in gallery AfD supporters waved German flags, including one adorned with an Iron Cross, at the final AfD campaign rally ahead of Thuringia state elections in August 2024 (Sean Gallup ...

"This is a historic result for us," AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said as party supporters waved German flags in celebration. "We are open to coalition negotiations ... otherwise, there will be no ...

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Germany’s final election results have been declared and Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU alliance-led conservatives have won the 2025 polls, though short of the 30% vote-share they had expected. The far right ...

It is now the first far-right party in Germany’s post-World War II history to have attained such ... with people cheering and waving Germany flags. For his part, Christian Democratic Union ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election ...

The mood at the AfD election party, meanwhile, was ecstatic as it emerged that the party had almost doubled its support, with people cheering and waving Germany flags. Party co-leader Alice Weidel ...

BERLIN (AP) — The opposition conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in Germany’s election ... for a far-right party since World War II, projections showed.

German voters have chosen a new direction in ... heading towards the strongest showing of the far-right since World War II. Merz was quick to claim victory, saying he is aware of the dimension ...

A far-right party could hold the balance of power in Germany after sweeping to second place in a historic election. Exit polls, issued after voting ended, suggest AfD (Alternative for Germany ...

Leader of far right AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. AP As polls closed at noon on Sunday, the AfD — which has ...