Exit polls present Germany’s opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) main within the nationwide election, positioning its chief, Friedrich Merz, to develop into the following chancellor. The far-right Different for Germany (AfD) secured second place, reaching its best-ever end result.
Germany’s election authority experiences that 52 % of eligible voters had forged their ballots 4 hours earlier than polling stations closed.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has conceded defeat after opposition chief Friedrich Merz declared victory. The early election was referred to as after Scholz’s coalition collapsed in November.
Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen joins us from the CDU headquarters, and Dominic Kane joins us from outdoors the Bundestag to debate the most recent developments.
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