The centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its leader Friedrich Merz were the big winners of German federal elections on Sunday with 28% of the vote, provisional results confirmed.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) was second with 20%, doubling its vote share from Germany's last election in 2021, which turned out to be the best result for a far-right party in the country since World War II.
However, several smaller parties tipped to make the 5% threshold needed to enter the...
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