AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla told cheering supporters that “we have achieved something historic today.”
Friedrich Merz claims victory for German conservatives, far right heads for strongest postwar result
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Chrupalla said that “we could have taken 20%” in the European vote and complained that reporting on the two candidates was “unfair and disproportionate.” But he also acknowledged that “with careless and unprofessional behavior, some have unnecessarily offered room for attack."
German far-right party re-elects its leaders after election gains, while opponents protest
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