German elections: conservatives lead, while the far-right achieves its best results yet.

Exit polls revealed that the Merz bloc of the CDU/CSU secured 28.5% of the votes, while the far-right AfD reached a record high of 20%.

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German conservatives are taking the lead in the elections, trailing behind the far-right.

This is evidenced by the results of exit polls, reports Reuters.

It is noted that Germany's conservative opposition achieved the strongest result in the parliamentary elections on Sunday, as indicated by exit polls, bringing victory to Friedrich Merz in his bid to replace Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as the next leader of the largest economy in Europe.

The Merz-led CDU/CSU bloc secured first place with 28.5% of the votes, followed by the "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) with 20%, marking a record for the far-right party, according to public broadcaster ZDF.

In the meantime, Scholz's left-leaning SPD received 16.5% of the votes, which is the worst result in its entire history.

Thus, the party standings according to the ARD exit poll are as follows:

conservatives, CDU/CSU – 28.5%;
Social Democrats, SPD – 16.5%;
“Greens” – 13.5%;
“Alternative for Germany”, AfD – 20%;
“Free Democrats”, FDP – 4.9%;
The Left Party – 8.5%;
BfS – 4.7%; “Greens” party – 4.5%; “Solidarity” party – 4.7%.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that early elections to the Bundestag are taking place in Germany. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) of the current Chancellor Scholz, according to the latest pre-election surveys, may come in third place. The CDU/CSU bloc is leading, supported by about a third of voters.