Conservatives have won Germany's election, with the far-right securing record votes.
Exit polls have the centre-right CDU topping votes at about 29 percent.
AFD has had the best showing for a German far-right political party since World War Two, surging to 20 percent.
New Zealand Initiative executive director Oliver Hartwich unpacks the economic factors at play.
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