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Germany, AfD

The Latest: Merz wins Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.

Opinion

USA TODAY on MSN · 21h

Does my country want me? Germany's historic far-right election gain worries me. | Opinion

Shunned by liberal Germans, anti-immigration AfD is now the second strongest party in Germany. It's also favored by President Trump's inner circle.

CBS News · 3d

Germany's election won by conservatives, and far-right AfD party surges, official results show

Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while far-right party AfD surged to become the nation's second-largest.

Germany, Friedrich Merz and Exploratory Talks

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to lead Germany after its election?

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia's war on Ukraine.

Reuters · 4d

German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom

Friedrich Merz faces complex coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unloved three-way alliance.

Bloomberg on MSN · 11h

Germany’s Merz to Start Exploratory Talks With Social Democrats on Friday

Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats are set to start exploratory talks on a coalition on Friday, said people familiar with the matter.

Germany's Merz rules out quick reform of state debt limits

Election winner Friedrich Merz on Tuesday ruled out a quick reform to Germany's state borrowing limits known as the "debt ...

Chancellor-elect Merz invites genocide perpetrator Netanyahu to Germany

One of the first acts of Chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz (Christian Democrat, CDU) after the election was to invite the right ...

CounterPunch47m

Losses and Wins in Germany

In Germany’s special election Sunday, seven months earlier than the normal date because the trio-run government collapsed, ...

Orlando Sentinel3d

The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power

BERLIN (AP) — Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the center-right opposition, Friedrich Merz, won Sunday’s election, which saw a surge for a ...

Germany's election: what happens now?

Winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives need at least one coalition partner to govern and face potentially months of difficult ...

France's Macron and Germany's Merz Agree New Chapter in Relations, Source Says

BERLIN (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz agreed ...

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