Germans vote as far right surges in polarised national election
Europe • Feb 23, 2025, 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.
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No reactions so far from the US on Germany elections
Europe • 6:30 PM
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The American billionaire Elon Musk expressed multiple signs of support for the far-right AfD party, as legislative elections were scheduled in Germany for February 23. During a discussion on X with leader Alice Weidel, he repeated that only the AfD could
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Brussels reacts to Germany's election exit polls
Europe • 6:19 PM
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“There’s a widespread consensus that Germany has been absent from Brussels’ discussions and the European stage during Olaf Scholz's term, creating confusion about Germany's position on European issues,” FRANCE 24 correspondent Dave Keating says, reportin
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German far-right leader hails 'historic' election result
Europe • 6:12 PM
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The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) hailed the party's election result Sunday after exit polls gave it a record 19.5 to 20 percent of the vote.
"We have achieved a historic result," the party's top candidate Alice Weidel told cheer
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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.
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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: German conservative leader Merz says no coalition with far-right AfD
Europe • 7:27 AM
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Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor after his conservative CDU-CSU bloc won 28.9 percent of the vote in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. He insisted that there would be no coalition with the far-right AfD party, w
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'Perfect fig leaf': Germany's far-right AfD party candidate Alice Weidel helps its normalisation
Europe • 3:55 AM
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Gemany's far-right AFD leader Alice Weidel enjoyed the vocal support of several international far-right figures ahead of this Sunday's legislative elections in which her party scored its highest-ever result by winning 19.7 percent of the vote. She has an
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