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German federal election: Expert unpacks economic factors behind AfD rise

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Mon, 24 Feb 2025, 7:53pm
: Voters arrive at a polling station to cast their ballots in snap federal parliamentary elections on February 23, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is holding elections today following the collapse of the three-party government coalition last November. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
: Voters arrive at a polling station to cast their ballots in snap federal parliamentary elections on February 23, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is holding elections today following the collapse of the three-party government coalition last November. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

German federal election: Expert unpacks economic factors behind AfD rise

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Publish Date
Mon, 24 Feb 2025, 7:53pm

Conservatives have won Germany's election, with the far-right securing record votes.

Exit polls have the centre-right CDU topping votes at about 29 percent.

AFD has had the best showing for a German far-right political party since World War Two, surging to 20 percent.

New Zealand Initiative executive director Oliver Hartwich unpacks the economic factors at play.

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