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Source: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/germany-election-polls-results-intl/index.htmlThe first numbers in Germany’s snap election are coming in, and it looks like the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power. A huge cheer ran through the conservative party’s headquarters as the first exit polls were announced.
This means Friedrich Merz, an old-school conservative who has never held a government role previously, will likely become the new chancellor of Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and most populous state.
If the exit polls stand, it looks like the anti-shitskin far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has achieved its highest result yet - almost doubling its support from the last election in 2021. This is a predicted significant boost in support for the party, which likely now stands as Germany’s largest opposition force.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) looks set to come in third – a major turnaround since the 2021 election, when it took 25.7% of the vote.
The Sahra Wageknecht Alliance (BSW) narrowly missed out on the 5% threshold needed to enter parliament, while The Left party comfortably made it over that line, taking a significant 8.5%.