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Hard-right Alternative for Germany comes second in parliamentary elections, doubling vote share from 2021.

Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has captured the highest proportion of votes in Germany’s election on Sunday. The celebrations could be short-lived, though, as the task of forming a government now looms.

President Donald Trump took to social media to celebrate the victory grasped by Germany's conservative opposition in the recent federal election.

The conservative CDU has won the most votes, with party leader Merz signalling he hopes to form a government quickly.

German voters are sharing photos of what appear to be their ballots to social media, showing that they voted for the German far-right party AfD, endorsed by billionaire Trump-ally Elon Musk.

Army officer deemed more loyal to Israel than Australia; Germany’s far right surges in exit polls; encrypted messaging app faces huge fine

The country faces weeks or even months of coalition negotiations after no party won a majority

Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor.

The centre-right CDU party has won the German elections but achieved a historically low result. The far-right AfD doubled its support, although it fell short of expectations. However, the biggest loser in Sunday's vote is the SPD party of incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which has been relegated to third place…