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The Independent reports:
Exit polls published in Germany’s election suggest Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has come out well in front, as the far-right AfD make large gains. In polling being watched closely across Europe and in the US, the CDU/CSU bloc was on course to win first place with 28.5 per cent of the vote, followed by AfD with 20 per cent, marking a record result for the far-right party.
Incumbent chancellor Olaf Scholz’s centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) garnered just 16.5 per cent of the vote, its worst-ever result, the projection showed. The outcome, which will determine how the country is run for the next four years, is expected to be clear fairly soon after polls closed at 6pm local time on Sunday, but the final official result is expected early on Monday.
Read the full article. At this writing, it appears that the homocon-led AfD has won 142 seats in Parliament. Video below is live.
Germany’s conservative alliance (CDU and CSU) have won Germany’s national parliamentary election, according to exit polls.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second place.
Final results to come.
Follow our blog for live analysis: www.politico.eu/article/germ…
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) February 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Exit polls have AfD at just under 20% of vote in Germany. Still too high, of course — but the polls on Jan. 20 had AfD at 20%. So all of Elon’s and JD Vance’s pro-AfD propaganda over the last month may not have helped them. Heartening, and perhaps hopeful for the future.
— Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) February 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc leads in Germany’s snap Bundestag elections, according to initial exit polls.
Recall that Friedrich Merz, the likely next Chancellor of Germany, has promised to provide Taurus missiles to Ukraine.
— Kyiv Post (@kyivpost.com) February 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM