AfD becomes Germany's largest opposition party
February 23, 2025
Germany's federal election returned the CDU/CSU to first place and left the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland as the second-largest force in the Bundestag. Mainstream parties refused to govern with AfD, but its result showed how far the party had moved into the center of national politics.
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