Germany, AfD and conservative opposition

Germany's election won by conservatives, and far-right AfD party surges, official results show
Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election​, while far-right party AfD surged to become the nation's second-largest.
The Latest: Merz wins Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains
German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.
Germany's conservative election turn points to 'Trump effect internationally,' expert says
President Donald Trump's successful runs that prioritized halting illegal immigration have had an effect on international elections in places such as Germany and Italy.
German conservatives win election as AfD surges into second
Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won the election on Sunday night.
Germany’s far-right AfD still faces limits, despite election success
The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.
Elon Musk Congratulates Germany’s Far-Right Party AfD After Election Result
Elon Musk has continued his public association with Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, sending a congratulatory post on X to the party’s co-chair Alice Weidel following the election results last night in Germany.
Germany Election Shows a Politically Rightward Shift
Far-right gains and a ‘sharper and edgier’ chancellor are among the takeaways from the country’s contest, an expert says.
German Election Solidifies Europe’s Sharp Rightward Turn as Far Right Surges
The results of Germany’s February 23 election have cemented a chilling trend that has increasingly characterized European politics in the 21st century: the collapse of social democracy and the subsequent resurgence of far right parties and movements,
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
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Germany’s New Chancellor Must Do the Unthinkable
If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.
Germany's Merz will push up debt with help of left, says AfD leader
The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...
The Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election
The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to ...
As far-right AfD wins big in east, Germany is still voting along Cold War lines
Even though the eastern and western parts of Germany were reunified into the single sovereign nation of Germany in 1990, the ...
Did Germany Really Lurch to the Right This Election? It’s Complicated.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second, doubling its result from last time. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) lost a lot, their coalition partner the Greens a ...