Germany's Merz questions Nato's future after election win as Musk congratulates far-right AfD
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to take Germany's top job after election?
Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...
What we learned from the German election that will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
A seismic election won’t deliver the change Germany needs
Friedrich Merz has emerged victorious in a general election which saw dramatic changes in German politics – but given that ...
Voters flock to political extremes in Germany as the centrist parties stumble
Both the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland and the far-left Die Linke saw significant gains and were the most popular ...
After Germany’s Right-Wing Gains in Elections, New Conservative Leader Vows to ‘Achieve Independence’ From U.S. Under Trump’s Rule
While the far right made historic gains in Germany's elections on Sunday, Conservative politician Friedrich Merz won with ...
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If new German authorities fail to solve problems, non-systemic parties to win — expert
BERLIN, February 24. /TASS/. If the new German government cannot solve the current problems, non-systemic parties will win the next elections, said German political scientist Alexander Rahr.
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German election: Merz’s CDU/CSU strives to build coalition
Skip next section SPD awaits difficult coalition talks with Merz's CDU February 24, 2025 SPD awaits difficult coalition talks with Merz's CDU SPD General-Secretary Matthais Miersch said early on ...
Europe Should 'Achieve Independence' From US, Says Germany's Merz
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the ...
Corporate bosses urge Berlin to move quickly on weak economy
German business leaders on Monday called on Berlin to form a new government swiftly, saying that Europe's largest economy ...