How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right

How Germany's far-right party gained ground during elections

Mainstream conservatives won Germany's national election. This comes as the AfD, the country's far-right party, gained momentum among voters. CBS News' Holly Williams reports.

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Immigration and an ailing economy dominate Germany’s election as far right eyes gains

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

Germany woke Monday after an election in which the center-right conservatives won the most votes but far-right nationalists surged to huge gains causing dismay.

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Protests in Berlin in front of far-right AfD's headquarters

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Why some German voters embraced the far right

Concerns over the economy may have contributed to the increasing number of votes for the far-right party during Germany's national election. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

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‘It’s a scary time’: Sophie Lewis on the ‘enemy feminisms’ that enable the far right

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‘Now is the time of monsters’: young Berliners despair at far-right surge

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Far-right German party sees best election results in years

AfD, the far-right German political party, saw its best election results since forming 12 years ago. Holly Williams has the latest.

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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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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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The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is now in pole position to become Germany's next chancellor.

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German far-right makes historic gains as conservatives hold lead

A conservative coalition has secured the largest number of seats in Germany's new parliament, while the anti-immigration far-right AfD, backed by Elon Musk, won a historic 20% of the vote.

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Mainstream conservatives win German elections, but far-right makes gains

Mainstream conservatives won this year's German elections, positioning Friedrich Merz as the country's next chancellor. The far-right party AfD came up short in the election but saw a significant ...

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German politics froze out the far right for years – is this about to change?

Germany's main parties refuse to work with the far right, but the AfD wants to tear the firewall down.

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Some German voters concerned about far-right gains

The rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in Germany's east helped propel the far-right "Alternative for Germany" party to its biggest gains in the national election held this past Sunday. Holly ...

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‘Make Germany Great Again’: How the Trump effect is spreading into Germany

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Polls point to Germany's looming election bringing a shift to the right

While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of Europe's biggest economy.

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How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right

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