The leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, says the far-right AfD’s ability to win over 20% support in parliamentary elections is the “last warning” for mainstream parties to govern better. | Al Jazeera English

Friedrich Merz has led his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to a clear election victory, polls suggest, and is now set to become Germany's next chancellor. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen has more. Tap the link to read more: https://cnn.it/4k9qo7X | CNN

In der CDU wollen sich einige klar von der AfD abgrenzen und werden daraufhin von eigenen Parteimitgliedern als „Zombies“ bezeichnet. #cdu #afd | Philip Simon

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power with the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) in second place.#germany #afD #CDU #worldnews #politics #germanpolitics | Brut

The Christian Democratic Union and the allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election on Sunday, according to exit polls from German broadcaster ZDF. This puts the party’s lead candidate Friedrich Merz in prime position to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor of Europe’s largest economy. ➡️ Back in September, Merz was elected as the CDU party’s designated candidate for chancellor in this year’s federal elections, after leading the organization

Thousands took to the streets across Germany, protesting the Christian Democratic Union and Alternative for Germany’s alliance in the Bundestag. According to the German police, Berlin alone saw 160,000 demonstrators gather outside the CDU party headquarters. | TVP World