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Voters head to polls to elect a new parliament

Firstpost · 31m

German Election Live Updates: Will Germany's 'Firewall' prevent AfD from coming to power?

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

The Indian Express · 2h

German Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Country heads to polls at crucial juncture amid protests against incumbent Chancellor Scholz

Although Germany has rarely handed an absolute majority to any candidate, Centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz's Union Bloc has been leading the opinion polls.

Associated Press · 4h

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.

Friedrich Merz, Germany

Euronews on MSN · 1d

Germany's Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz hold rallies in final days ahead of federal election

Germans are set to take to the polling stations on Sunday to decide on their next government in Sunday's federal election. Four candidates are competing for the top chancellor job, incumbent Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD),

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 4h

Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz casts his vote in German election

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz has cast his vote in the German election. Merz is the leader of the center-right Union bloc, which has by far the best chance of forming a new government.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Friedrich Merz and His Long March to the Brink of the German Chancellery

A protege of the late Wolfgang Schaeuble, finance minister and icon of German fiscal conservatism, Merz enjoyed a meteoric rise through his Christian Democrats, becoming the party's parliamentary leader in the 2000s.

Voting underway for general election in Germany

Voting started for the general election in Germany on Sunday, which opinion polls suggest will bring a new chancellor and a ...

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Germany election LIVE: Olaf Scholz set for battering as AfD poised for historic result

The centre-right opposition is currently favoured to win, while polls suggest Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to ...

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The Latest: Germany votes in crucial general election

German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the ...

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Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe’s response to an assertive Trump

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.

DPA International on MSN13d

Viewers surveyed thought Scholz won debate against rival Merz

Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival ...

Politico Europe2d

Friedrich Merz gives women voters the ick

In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...

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Germany's Scholz slams Merz on AfD cooperation in heated TV debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

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Germany election: Gains by far-right AfD party hint at tough coalition talks ahead for Merz, Scholz

Merz, the current frontrunner, will likely face the challenge of assembling a three-way coalition, either with the SPD and ...

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