Trump celebrates conservative party win in Germany

President Donald Trump celebrated connected Sunday aft German blimpish absorption person Friedrich Merz claimed triumph successful a nationalist election, ousting Social Democrat incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

"LOOKS LIKE THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN GERMANY HAS WON THE VERY BIG AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ELECTION," Trump wrote successful a station connected Truth Social. "MUCH LIKE THE USA, THE PEOPLE OF GERMANY GOT TIRED OF THE NO COMMON SENSE AGENDA, ESPECIALLY ON ENERGY AND IMMIGRATION, THAT HAS PREVAILED FOR SO MANY YEARS.

"THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY, AND FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF A GENTLEMAN NAMED DONALD J. TRUMP," helium added. "CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL — MANY MORE VICTORIES TO FOLLOW!!!"

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won Sunday's nationalist election, with the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) finishing a beardown second, according to exit polls.

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The snap election came arsenic the European federation grapples with amerciable migration and a souring economy. CDU person Merz is expected to instrumentality a harder enactment than Scholz connected immigration, though not arsenic overmuch arsenic AfD supporters person called for.

Merz, whose enactment got astir 29% of the vote, indispensable signifier a conjugation with 1 oregon much of the different parties, but has said helium volition not bash truthful with AfD.

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Merz has said helium volition execute a 15-point program to tackle immigration, including tightening the borders and deporting rejected asylum seekers. AfD wants to deport migrants en masse.

While the AfD whitethorn beryllium frozen retired of the incoming coalition, it doubled its ballot full from the past election.

Endorsed by Trump and Elon Musk, and led by Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, the enactment believes it has built momentum for the adjacent election, expected successful 2029.