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German Elections: Christian Democrats Lead With 30% Of Vote As Far-Right AfD Surge To Second Place With Record 20% Share – Exit Polls
German Elections: Christian Democrats Lead With 30% Of Vote As Far-Right AfD Surge To Second Place With Record 20% Of Vote – Exit Polls
Friedrich Merz is on track to become Germany ’s next chancellor after his center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) party took roughly 30% of the vote in landmark German elections on Sunday, according to two early exit polls. In spite of CDU’s lead the country’s political future looks far from certain due to a surge in support for the the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party which is set to come in second with a record 19.5-20% of the vote. Speaking shortly after the first exit polls were released at about 6pm local time, AfD co-chairman Tino Chrupalla said the party’s performance gave it a “mandate to bring about political change”.
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