Germany Elections: Friedrich Merz claims victory; far-right AfD surges, exit polls show

Centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc emerged as the frontrunner in Germany’s national election on Sunday, though without a decisive victory, according to exit polls by ARD and ZDF public television.

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