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Germany, Friedrich Merz

Hosted on MSN · 19m

The Latest: Opposition leader Merz set to form Germany's next government

Germany's mainstream conservatives won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest party, according to provisional results following Sunday’s election.

Germany's Merz will push up debt with help of left, says AfD leader

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, said Germany's likely next chancellor would be held hostage by left-wing parties that would seek to loosen tough fiscal rules.

Al Jazeera on MSN · 1h

Leaders hail Merz for German election win amid warnings on far-right surge

The leader of Germany’s Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, expressed his shock, telling the Welt newspaper: “Although this result was to be expected, according to the polls, I am also shocked this evening by the electoral success of the AfD, which has doubled its share of the vote in just three years.”

AfD, Germany

CNN on MSN · 25m

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 lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) party now firmly established in German politics.

The Washington Post on MSN · 11h

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 fringe have gone mainstream.

USA Today · 18h

German conservatives win election but far-right AfD surges, exit polls show

Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its best ever result.

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Conservative leader Friedrich Merz headed for Germany’s top job after a career of ups and downs

World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...

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German far-right leader Weidel woke up to missed call from Elon Musk

German far-right leader Alice Weidel said she missed a congratulatory call from tech billionaire Elon Musk after Sunday's ...

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German business leaders respond to election outcome

Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc won most votes in Sunday's national election and could form a government with the Social ...

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Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates

Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...

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German election day 2: AfD leader hails party’s ‘crazy success’

Weidel said voters had delivered a “clear majority” for a coalition with the AfD, which came second, and the winning ...

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'We have won the election': Germany's conservative leaders celebrate as far-right takes second place

On 23 February, Germany will vote to decide who will run their next federal government. There’s five candidates running to be ...

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Jewish leader: 'Germany is a different country as of today'

One of the most prominent representatives of the Jewish community in Germany, Charlotte Knobloch, has expressed her shock ...

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