Fears after rise of far-right in eastern Germany leaves multicultural Berlin surrounded

The Independent

The Independent

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With over 28 percent of the vote, conservative election winner Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc handily defeated Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens, as the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) celebrated a record of over 20 percent.
Hürriyet Daily News
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However, the big winner of the evening was the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which doubled its support to 20.8 per cent or 152 seats in parliament.
Irish Times
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CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who has ruled out any alliance with the far right, will likely be able to avoid having to form a three-party coalition.
Le Monde
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One in five Germans voted for the far right.
Deutsche Welle

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