{"id":8392,"date":"2025-02-24T07:03:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T07:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/germanys-election-won-by-conservatives-and-far-right-afd-party-surges-official-results-show\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T07:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T07:03:54","slug":"germanys-election-won-by-conservatives-and-far-right-afd-party-surges-official-results-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/germanys-election-won-by-conservatives-and-far-right-afd-party-surges-official-results-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s election won by conservatives and far-right AfD party surges, official results show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Berlin <\/em>\u2014 Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/germany-election-exit-polls-friedrich-merz-afd\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Germany&#8217;s national election<\/a><\/span>, while a far-right party surged to become the nation&#8217;s second-largest.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign was dominated by worries about the yearslong stagnation of Europe&#8217;s biggest economy and pressure to curb migration, something that caused friction after Merz pushed hard in recent weeks for a tougher approach. It took place against a background of growing uncertainty over the future of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/ukraine-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Ukraine and Europe&#8217;s alliance with the United States<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Germany is the most populous country in the 27-nation European Union and a leading member of NATO. It&#8217;s been Ukraine&#8217;s second-biggest weapons supplier, after the U.S. It will be central to shaping the continent&#8217;s response to the challenges of the coming years, including the Trump administration&#8217;s confrontational foreign and trade policy.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The results released by the electoral authority showed Merz&#8217;s Christian Democrats and the center-left Social Democrats winning a combined majority of seats in the national legislature after small parties failed to make the electoral threshold.  <\/p>\n<p>That gives Merz the best chance of becoming the country&#8217;s next chancellor. He said on election night that he hopes to form a government by Easter at the latest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"General election in Germany \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/24\/1c1c3e2a-0524-4e46-8eb0-552ff02e6fee\/thumbnail\/620x413\/f9e72c9ffb4b746f0477feb7730688ce\/2025-02-23t221330z-852795012-rc2k0dajcpxh-rtrmadp-3-germany-election-cdu.jpg?v=db3d87ba7bf4d4ff13b65eabcf0d9bea 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/24\/1c1c3e2a-0524-4e46-8eb0-552ff02e6fee\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/86c27d85b37b023cbce5b7405c2e0f73\/2025-02-23t221330z-852795012-rc2k0dajcpxh-rtrmadp-3-germany-election-cdu.jpg?v=db3d87ba7bf4d4ff13b65eabcf0d9bea 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz, flanked by his wife Charlotte Merz, speaks to media after the exit poll results are announced for the 2025 general election, in Berlin, on Feb. 23, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Fabrizio Bensch \/ REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He has ruled out a coalition with the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which President Trump&#8217;s adviser\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-germany-election-afd\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Elon Musk has backed<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the elections and which is now Germany&#8217;s second-largest party after its best showing ever.<\/p>\n<p>Merz&#8217;s conservatives won 208 seats in the 630-seat Bundestag, while the AfD won 152. The incumbent Social Democrats won 120 seats and the Left party got 64. <\/p>\n<p>The left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance came in just barely under the 5% hurdle needed to get seats in parliament, while the pro-business Free Democrats also failed to reach 5%. <\/p>\n<p>The AfD was jubilant on Sunday night, with leaders vowing to become the country&#8217;s main party in the next election as its appeal expands. The anti-immigrant, far-right party has established itself as a significant political force in the 12 years since it was founded, but it hasn&#8217;t yet been part of any state or national government.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Germany Election \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/24\/17972f06-c249-44be-9ea9-be413ee2f906\/thumbnail\/620x413\/105c44aaef30401af2de55e3f2574a3e\/ap25054682376219.jpg?v=db3d87ba7bf4d4ff13b65eabcf0d9bea 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/24\/17972f06-c249-44be-9ea9-be413ee2f906\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/821267f71defd3dd455d26b40cfe29df\/ap25054682376219.jpg?v=db3d87ba7bf4d4ff13b65eabcf0d9bea 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Leader of far right AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Michael Probst \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That&#8217;s the result of what is often called a &#8220;firewall&#8221; against Alternative for Germany. Other parties say they won&#8217;t work with the AfD, which is under observation by the domestic intelligence agency for suspected right-wing extremism, something that AfD objects to strongly. Its branches in three eastern states are designated &#8220;proven right-wing extremist&#8221; groups, which is particularly sensitive in view of Germany&#8217;s Nazi past. <\/p>\n<p>For the time being, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose SPD party suffered a stinging defeat, will remain. <\/p>\n<p>The election took place seven months earlier than originally planned after Scholz&#8217;s unpopular coalition collapsed in November, three years into a term that was increasingly marred by infighting. There was widespread discontent and not much enthusiasm for any of the candidates. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am aware of the responsibility,&#8221; Merz said Sunday evening. &#8220;I am also aware of the scale of the task that now lies ahead of us. 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