Germany's conservatives aim sharp words at Washington after beating far right in elections

• Conservatives win Germany election as far-right sees strong showing

  Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest showing of the far-right since World War II.
  
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• 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.
  
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  Conservatives win German election but far-right AfD doubles support

  Results show CDU/CSU will be largest party but success of Alternative für Deutschland likely to complicate formation of a government. The conservative opposition has won the most votes in Germany’s ...
  
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  Conservative opposition wins German election, far right is second

  German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives won lackluster victory.
  
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  German Conservatives Win Historic Election, Far-Right Vote Doubles

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• Conservatives win German election and far-right surges, results show

  Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election​, while far-right party AfD surged to become the nation's second-largest.
  
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  Conservatives poised to lead Germany; far-right AfD second

  German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz appears poised to win the country’s election Sunday, while the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party places second despite making ...
  
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  Germany's conservatives celebrate, but far right enjoy record result

  Friedrich Merz will try to form a coalition after his Christian Democrats won less than 30% of the vote.
  
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  Jubilation on far right - and far left - after German elections

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