Weidel said voters had delivered a “clear majority” for a coalition with the AfD, which came second, and the winning Christian Democrats (CDU). But CDU leader Friedrich Merz has ruled out a coalition with the far-right party.

Leader of Germany's far-right AfD says the party has'achieved a historic result' in the country's election:: Berlin, Germany:::: Alice Weidel, AfD Party co-chair"We have achieved a historic result. We have never been stronger in the federal government.

Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election​, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest.