🔴Live: Germany's Conservative CDU leads early results, far-right AfD holds second place
Europe • Feb 23, 2025, 7:27 AM
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Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz won Sunday's elections with between 28.5 and 29 percent of the vote, according to initial TV exit polls. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) followed in second place with 19.5 to 20 percent, roughly doubling its result from the last election in 2021. Follow our liveblog for all the latest.
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Germany's conservatives win parliamentary elections while far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
Europe • 5:45 PM
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Germany's conservatives won Sunday's parliamentary elections, heading off the surging far-right AfD party, which roughly doubled its results from 2021. Despite its strong showing – fuelled by fears over security and immigration after a series of deadly a
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'Aerial terror': Zelensky condemns Russia's largest drone attack on Ukraine since start of war
Europe • 3:53 PM
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Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine yet on Saturday night, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine's air force reported that it had downed 138 of 267 Russian attack drones. Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky slammed the attack and called for u
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Germans vote as far right surges in polarised national election
Europe • 8:50 AM
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Voting kicked off in Germany on Sunday in an increasingly polarised election, with the conservatives tipped to claim victory after a campaign rocked by a far-right bump in the polls and the dramatic return of Donald Trump to the US presidency.Â
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In pictures: Catholics pray for Pope Francis as he remains in critical condition
Europe • 7:53 AM
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Well-wishers from around the world offered prayers for Pope Francis on Sunday after the Vatican announced the night before that he was in critical condition following a prolonged respiratory attack. While the 88-year-old pope had a peaceful night, he was
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🔴Live: Germany's Conservative CDU leads early results, far-right AfD holds second place
Europe • 7:27 AM
1 min
Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz won Sunday's elections with between 28.5 and 29 percent of the vote, according to initial TV exit polls. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) followed in second place with 19.5 to 20 pe
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