70 m. ago German election results 2025 – live: Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives celebrate win as far right party makes record gains

Likely new chancellor has ruled out coalition with AfD

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1 hour ago German election results 2025 – live: Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives win as far right party makes big gains

Likely new chancellor has ruled out coalition with AfD

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6 h. ago Conservatives projected to win German election in ‘last chance’ to fight off far right

Donald Trump declares the conservative victory a ‘great day for Germany’ before congratulating himself

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8 h. ago Conservatives projected to win German election in ‘last chance’ to fight off rising far

US president Donald Trump declared the conservative victory as a ‘great day for Germany’ before congratulating himself

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11 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Conservatives celebrate German election win as the far right sees historic success

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, projections show.

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13 h. ago German election results 2025 – live: Exit poll predicts CDU win as far

AfD set for record result while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in Germany’s history

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14 h. ago German election live: Conservatives projected to win and far

Exit polls show CDU/CSU as largest party with about 29%, with Alternative für Deutschland on about 20%German election 2025: results in full – liveOpinion is divided as Germany faces what some describe as the “most important election in their lifetime”. The country is expected to shift to the right as Friedrich Merz is in pole position to become Germany’s next chancellor, while far-right party AfD could become the second most powerful party.So earlier today I asked voters at a polling station in central Berlin what they expected from the election and what they wanted the next chancellor to focus on. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago One last push before Germany goes to the polls: Final poll predicts large gains for far

A little more than a month after a general election was called following a vote of no confidence against chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germans will have their chance to vote tomorrow.

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55 h. ago Lawmaker's attempt to be woke backfires horribly and destroys her election chances

Amanda Zavitz, a self-professed DEI advocate, was forced to drop out of Ontario's upcoming legislative elections after shock audio of her remarks to a 2024 UN conference went viral.

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2 d. ago Elon Musk wants the far right AfD to win the German election

Germany’s leading political figures say Musk will face consequences for his endorsement of the country’s far-right party, Tom Watling and Alicja Hagopian write

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3 d. ago V&A museum technician wins payout after being 'unfairly' sacked when colleague complained she was sending too many emails following the end of their workplace romance

Joanna Dickinson was accused of using an art project as a 'pretext' to 'come into contact' with conservator Katy Smith (pictured), who she had been romantically involved with three years.

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5 d. ago Lord William Hague to be admitted as chancellor of Oxford University

The former Tory leader is due to make his first speech as the university’s chancellor since winning the election in November.

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5 d. ago Bayern Munich effort gives Celtic European credibility – Brendan Rodgers

The German champions needed Alphonso Davies’ stoppage-time goal to win the Champions League tie.

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6 d. ago ‘Biologists were not part of the crime food chain’: why Ecuador’s scientists are facing violence, threats and kidnapping

Despite government efforts, armed groups control many remote areas. Now researchers are caught in the crosshairsRaul*, a biologist from Quito, has been leading conservation projects in the Chocó rainforest in north-east Ecuador for more than 20 years. It has not been easy, he says, recalling the threats he has received over the years for reporting illegal hunters and loggers in reserves, but he never considered giving up.Last year, however, tensions in the area escalated after violence soared on the country’s coast. Accounts of almost daily killings in the cities of Esmeraldas and Guayaquil emerged as gangs appeared to fight over territory, while forced recruitment in rural areas increased, as did extortions, known locally as vacunas, or vaccines. Continue reading...

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