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Germany, Voters and 2025 federal election

The Independent on MSN · 30m

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

Voters are heading to the polls in Germany, with the country’s far-right AfD party expected to make large gains.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 · 20m

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.

CNBC on MSN · 1h

Germans head to the polls in critical election with far-right gains expected

The far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) is expected to come second in line, ahead of Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Greens, which have also been part of the most recent ruling coalition that collapsed late last year.

Germany, Europe

Associated Press · 3h

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 War II

BBC on MSN · 7h

Germans vote in high-stakes election watched closely by Europe and US

Conservative Friedrich Merz is expected to win, but the far-right AfD is set for a strong second place.

The New York Times · 19h

Shocked by Trump, Europe Turns Its Hopes to Germany’s Election

Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s response to a changing America.

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 ...

14hon MSN

What to know about Germany’s 2025 federal election

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

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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, ...

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Germany is holding a national election. Here’s what’s at stake

Germans are going to the polls on Sunday for national elections. Opinion polls suggest the outcome will be a new chancellor ...

21h

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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Why Germany’s Elections Have Huge Stakes for Climate Action Around the World

For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.

20hon MSN

Young voters are powering the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party

On a wet evening in Suhl, in the former East Germany, a smattering of youthful faces were among hundreds lining up to hear ...

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