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

  • Friedrich Merz claimed victory for the center-right opposition after exit polls showed his bloc leading in Germany's national election.
  • The Alternative for Germany achieved a record second-place finish with a projected 19.5% of the vote, marking its strongest performance since World War II.
  • Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat as his center-left Social Democrats were projected to come in third place, representing their worst postwar result.
  • The Union of the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union are projected to become the largest party in Germany again, with a projected 29% of the vote.
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