Germany Elections: Scholz, Merz, Habeck, Weidel vie for leadership in high-stakes battle after coalition collapse
Germany votes in a national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Conservative leader ...
Germany's Conservative Alliance Wins High-Stakes Election, Far-Right AfD Comes Second: Reports
Friedrich Merz is likely to replace Olaf Scholz as the next German Chancellor. Merz has promised to crack down on illegal ...
Germany's new Chancellor-elect Merz to seek coalition government, pledges to shift away from US
Merz, 69, now faces difficult and time-consuming coalition discussions after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...
Merz intends to form a new German government by April 20
Chancellor candidate from the conservative CDU/CSU bloc (Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union) Friedrich Merz announced his intention to form a new German government by Easter (celebrated ...
Germany’s far-right AfD still faces limits, despite election success
The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the ...
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Eighty Percent of Germans Voted Against the Far Right. Can That Happen Here?
Twenty percent of Germans voted for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Sunday’s election, twice as many as ...
Germany's conservatives set to win election as far-right AfD leaps to second place, exit polls show
The Christian Democratic Union and its allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal ...
Conservatives are poised to win the German election, with Musk-backed AfD in second
The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.
Merz leads in Germany’s election while AfD makes historic gains | AP Explains
Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...
Who Is Friedrich Merz? Germany's Likely Next Chancellor
The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.
Friedrich Merz, a Conservative, Appears Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor
Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...
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German voters shift substantially to the right in landmark election
In Germany, voters went to the polls on Sunday in a national election that saw a surge in support for the far-right AfD party ...