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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.
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Trump said Bongino was "a man of incredible love and passion for our Country" and would serve under newly confirmed FBI director Kash Patel.
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Friedrich Merz will try to form a coalition after his Christian Democrats won less than 30% of the vote.
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The choice of Dan Bongino is a radical departure from the bureau's history of having a veteran agent serve in the key role that oversees operations.
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German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives won lackluster victory.
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The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.
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 Friedrich Merz, who has no previous experience in office, is set to become Germany's chancellor with Europe's largest economy ailing, its society split over migration and its security caught between a confrontational U.S. and an assertive Russia and China.
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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to become the second biggest force in the country.
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After Germans voted on Sunday, the center-right Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz is likely to become Germany's next chancellor.
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