Leader of Germany’s CDU warns of last chance for centrist politics

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Close Conservatives win German election as far-right party surges to second place
The Independent
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Germany headed to the polls on Sunday for the country's federal election, paving the way for a new coalition government that some market watchers expect could further strengthen Europe's flourishing defense sector.
CNBC
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As Germany's presumed next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, began the uphill battle to build a coalition around his mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, the country's Jewish community reacted to Sunday's election results with relief that Germany's recent political turmoil might be coming to an end and concern over the significant gains of the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which nearly doubled its support since the last vote in 2021.
Haaretz
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The AfD's stunning success in eastern Germany, coming off the back of a historic victory in a state election in Thuringia last year, reflects the discontent felt by many residents at the difficult process of German reunification since 1990.
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