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Germany’s Conservatives Win as AfD Secures Record Second-Place Finish, Exit Polls Show

Germany's conservatives, led by Friedrich Merz, won the election with 28.5% of the vote, while the far-right AfD secured a record second place with 20.8%.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SPD received only 16.4% of the vote, their lowest post-war result.
Merz stated, "We have nearly eight weeks until Easter now, and I think that should be enough time- the maximum time- to form a government in Germany," indicating the challenges ahead for coalition-building.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel claimed the party's future success hinges on collaboration with the CDU, stating, "If the CDU continued to refuse to work with my party to 'implement the will of the people,' the AfD would 'overtake' them in the next election.

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