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Exit polls in Germany's 2025 election give Merz's conservatives lead and put far right on strongest postwar showing

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Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading the votes.

Merz was quick to claim victory, saying he is aware of the dimension of the task he faces.

Alternative for Germany , or AfD, heading towards strongest showing of the far-right since World War II .

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