Christian Democrats win the German election amid far-right surge

THE right-wing Christian Democrat Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz came first in Sunday’s national election in Germany.
The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to become the nation’s second-largest.
The CDU won 208 seats in the 630-seat Bundestag, while the AfD won 152.
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