Source: New York Post
“Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative fur Deutschland party, or AfD, won a stunning gain in Sunday’s election — capturing an estimated one in five votes across the European Union’s largest country. But, the anti-immigrant, pro-Russia party is still likely to be frozen out of the government — after the right-of-center CDU/CSU parties claimed the biggest share of the vote. CDU leader Friedrich Merz has the best shot at becoming Germany’s next chancellor — but he has vowed he would not work with AfD to form a government in the German Bundestag. As polls closed at noon on Sunday, the AfD — which has received the public backing of MAGA figures including Elon Musk and JD Vance — looked set to finish second in the overall results, with 20.2% following widespread fury in Germany over immigration and persistent economic recession.” (02/23/25)