Germany: Friedrich Merz's party secures victory amidst rising far-right

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Germany: Friedrich Merz's party secures victory amidst rising far-right  German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservative party was poised for a modest win in the national election on Sunday, while the Alternative for Germany party nearly doubled its support, achieving the best results for a far-right party since World War II, according to projections.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/02/24/germany-friedrich-merzs-party-secures-victory-amidst-rising-rar-right  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00German opposition leader Friedrich Metz' conservative party was set to achieve a modest victory

00:06in the national election on Sunday, while the alternative for the Germany party saw

00:10its support nearly double, marking the strongest performance for a far-right party since World

00:16War II.

00:18Guys, over 4 million people voted for the left party today.

00:23That's 4 million people who want a different world.

00:29That's 4 million people with whom we can work together over the next few years to make

00:34it a better, more beautiful world, a fairer world.

00:40We are ready.

00:41You are, too.

00:42I'm looking forward to the next few years with you.

00:45Jan van Aken warned Friedrich Metz against future social service cuts, while Chancellor

00:53Olaf Scholz acknowledged the defeat of the center-left Social Democrats describing the

00:59election as a bitter outcome.

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