The conservative Christian Democrats party in Germany was the winner of the country’s elections on Sunday, with leader Friedrich Merz expected to be the next chancellor, beating the far-right Alternative for Germany. But with the latter group coming in second place and doubling its vote share—winning 20.6% of the vote in the latest exit polls that were out at 4:00 pm Eastern time—progressives in other Western countries suggested the election results should still serve as an urgent warning for political parties like the U.K. […]