German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest showing for a far-right party since the Second World War, projections showed.
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest showing for a far-right party since the Second World War, projections showed.A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Berlin on Sunday during the German national election.
A voter wears a traditional Black Forest outfit while casting a ballot in Gutach, Germany, on Sunday. Whether Merz will need one or two partners to form a coalition will depend on how many parties get into parliament. "The world out there isn't waiting for us, and it isn't waiting for long-drawn-out coalition talks and negotiations," he told cheering supporters. "We must now become capable of acting quickly again."She said that her party is "open for coalition negotiations" with Merz's party, and that "otherwise, no change of policy is possible in Germany.
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