What Germany's election results mean for the U.S.

Germans delivered a major election win for their conservative party Sunday. Tim Ross, chief political correspondent in Europe and the U.K. for Politico, joins "America Decides" to examine what the result means for America as the next German chancellor is expected to face pressure from President Trump and the far-right.

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What the German election result means for Europe

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Germany has swung to the right. What does that mean for the country – and Europe? Our panel responds

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Germany’s watershed election

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5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election

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Five takeaways from Germany’s historic election — in charts

Non-voters and young people turned out for the AfD and far left, depriving the CDU of an enthusiastic mandate
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Germany's AfD after record result: We are ready to join government

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French extremist Zemmour congratulates German AfD on election result

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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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Germany's conservatives celebrate, but far right enjoy record result

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German election aftermath: What happens after Sunday?

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Germany has voted. But what kind of government will it have?

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Katya Adler: Far right looks for breakthrough in Germany's election

The AfD party could become the second biggest in the German parliament after elections on Sunday.
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