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Germany, Election

The Independent on MSN · 38m

German election 2025 live updates: Voting begins after final poll predicts large gains for AfD

Voters are heading to the polls in Germany, in an election which is being closely watched across Europe and in the United States.Polling stations opened their doors at 8am local time (7am UK), with exit polls released and counting set to begin as soon as voting closes at 6pm (5pm UK).

Associated Press · 1h

Germany election live updates: Voters head to the polls to elect a new parliament

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, and Alice Weidel, of the far-right AfD.

Firstpost · 34m

German Election Live Updates: Chancellor Olaf Scholz, frontrunner Friedrich Merz cast votes

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on national television, the ninth of the month

AfD, Germany and Elon Musk

The Washington Post on MSN · 21h

What is the AfD, the far-right German party supported by Vance and Musk?

Concern is growing over the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s rise ahead of the German election. Its U.S. supporters include Elon Musk and JD Vance.

Forbes on MSN · 16h

Elon Musk Boosts Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party Again Ahead Of Sunday’s Election

Musk has emerged as a fervent supporter of Alternative for Germany, a far-right, anti-immigrant party that is polling in second place ahead of Germany's parliamentary election.

Exclusive: Alice Weidel on Her Far-Right AfD Party’s Rise, Elon Musk’s Support, and the German Election

The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, used his closing statement of the debate to promise his voters that he would never allow the AfD into his government. Under him, he said, the firewall would hold.

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Live German election results

Germans take to the polls in a snap national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government late last ...

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Discontented Germany votes in an election with economy, migration and far-right strength in focus

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

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AfD and antifa both want ‘Nazis out!’ in Berlin

Immigration is the defining issue not only of the Feb. 23 election, where AfD has a strong foothold, but the entirety of ...

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Economy, immigration, Elon Musk at center of German election; conservative candidate favored to win

Germans go to the polls Sunday. Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats are likely to lose to the conservative CDU party, as the ...

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Germany’s far-right seeks to convert the power of Trump into election gains

Shouting so loudly he barely needed a microphone, Martin Hess had an unyielding message for opponents of Alternative for ...

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Katya Adler: Far right looks for election breakthrough as Germany falters

France's influential opposition leader, Marine Le Pen, whose party is also considered far-right, has distanced herself from ...

Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election

In the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s ...

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‘Make Germany Great Again’: How the Trump effect is spreading into Germany

Bolstered by support from Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance, the AfD party is seeing a surge in support from Germany’s ...

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