German election live: Centre-right CDU/CSU wins, say exit polls
Germany’s centre-right CDU and CSU parties have won the federal elections with about 28.5 to 29 per cent of the vote according to exit polls, paving the way for CDU leader Friedrich Merz to become chancellor at a time of economic and political upheaval in Europe’s largest democracy.
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Conservatives head for German election victory as far-right AfD set for second place, exit polls say
But the other big story is that the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is set to become the second biggest force in German politics. Four years ago they polled just 10.4% and now they're on course for 19.5%-20%, according to the exit polls.
The margin of error for individual polls is estimated from the poll’s sample size and the number of eligible German voters ...
According to YouGov’s final MRP poll before the election, the far-right AfD’s 145 seats will surpass the 115 projected for ...
Germans are going to the polls on Sunday for national elections. Opinion polls suggest the outcome will be a new chancellor ...
Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is expected to be Germany's next chancellor. Copyright 2025 NPR ...
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