Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany’s national election while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest.

​Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany’s national election while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest.   Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany’s national election while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest.