Germany's Conservatives win elections, AfD ranks second
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2 min readThe far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second with 19.5% to 20%, nearly doubling its support compared to the 2021 election.
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Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, gestures while addressing supporters at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. (AP)
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