Germany, AfD and Exit Polls

German election results 2025 - live: Exit poll predicts CDU win as far-right AfD surges
Exit polls have now been published in Germany’s election, suggesting frontrunner Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party have come out well in front, as the far-right AfD make large gains.
Germany's conservatives win election, as far-right AfD leaps to second place, exit polls show
The Christian Democratic Union and its allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election, exit polls show.
Germany Election Results: Exit Polls Project Center-Right Win—And Strong Showing For Elon Musk-Boosted AfD
Exit polls project Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) garnered the biggest vote share in the country’s elections Sunday—and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to nab a historic number of votes after garnering the endorsement of billionaire Elon Musk.
Germany: CDU leads early results, far-right AfD holds second place, exit polls show
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German conservatives on course for election victory but far-right AfD set for historic gains
The conservatives are on track for German election victory while Alternative for Germany (AfD) is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since the Second World War, exit polls show.
Far-right AfD surges as German conservatives win election - exit polls
Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor
German Election 2025: First exit polls released as AfD set for record result
Millions of German voters headed to the polling stations earlier today to have a say on who will take a seat in the Bundestag.
German election live: Centre-right CDU/CSU wins, say exit polls
Germany’s centre-right CDU and CSU parties have won the federal elections with about 28.5 to 29 per cent of the vote according to exit polls, paving the way for CDU leader Friedrich Merz to become chancellor at a time of economic and political upheaval in Europe’s largest democracy.
German Conservatives Seal Election Win With Far-Right in Second
Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz is projected to win Sunday’s federal election, comfortably finishing ahead of the far-right AfD party and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats.
Germany's snap elections: CDU leads, far-right AfD set for record gains
Millions of Germans have been voting in the snap elections called after the previous left-wing coalition collapsed amid in-fighting. The conservative CDU are strong favourites. But the election could bring record results for the far right AfD,
German Election Live Updates: Exit polls out, CDU's Friedrich Merz claims victory
This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...
German hard-right party AfD gets strongest showing since WW2 amid pressure on mainstream parties to break ‘firewall’
GERMANY’S hard-right party has had its strongest showing since World War Two, exit polls suggest, taking 19.5 per cent of the ...
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German election 2025: Will the far-right AfD break through the firewall and take power?
With international politics in flux, three leading historians give their views on the most consequential election in a ...
German exit polls show conservatives win election but far-right AfD surges
BERLIN: Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday (Feb 23), putting leader Friedrich Merz on ...
AfD and antifa both want ‘Nazis out!’ in Berlin
Immigration is the defining issue not only of the Feb. 23 election, where AfD has a strong foothold, but the entirety of ...
As Germany goes to vote, far-right AfD puts leftists & moderates on notice
In Germany that once swore to never again let fascism take over, neo-Nazis of Alternative for Germany (AfD) are projected to ...
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Aftermath shocker: CDU/CSU slips while AfD rises in polls
Two days before the Bundestag elections, the CDU/CSU Christian Democrats are losing support, while the Alternative for ...
CDU promises Germans stable solutions to immigration, terrorism, and defense ahead of election
A conservative backlash is brewing in Germany, but the likely winners are working to make the transition pragmatic and ...