Germany's likely next leader seeks approval for huge defense and infrastructure package
Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking lawmakers to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into ...
Germany’s likely next leader wins parliament’s backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending
Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.
Germany Is Lifting a Foot Off Its ‘Debt Brake.’ Here’s Why.
An incoming government wants to borrow much more to revamp the economy and rebuild the military. That means a change in the ...
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Germany’s choice will define Europe’s path
The decisions made by the new Bundestag will determine whether Europe moves toward stronger unity and security, or risks ...
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The Unabashedly Provocative Youth Driving Germany’s Far Right
Supported by A new band of influencers unafraid of confrontation has helped elevate the Alternative for Germany party to second in pre-election polls. Photographs by Sergey Ponomarev Text by Adam ...
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Right-wing Alternative for Germany scores second place in pivotal election, conservative set to to be next chancellor
Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, won a stunning gain in Sunday’s election — capturing an estimated one in five votes across the European Union’s ...
The Financial Times26d
Alternative for Germany set to make gains as Germany goes to the polls
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Germans vote today in an election that is set to give the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) its ...
Opinion
Germany’s political upheaval and the transatlantic alliance’s uncertain future
Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...
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German election: Parties wrap up campaigning
Some 250 people gathered at the home of Alternative for Germany (AfD) party leader Alice Weidel in a Swiss town. Five people were temporarily detained in the authorized protest. Responding to ...
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‘Make Germany great again': Far-right party could see historic gains in this election. Here's why
Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday's national election and is fielding its first candidate to lead the country.
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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 ...
Forbes27d
Elon Musk Boosts Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party Again Ahead Of Sunday’s Election
The world’s wealthiest billionaire and government efficiency chief Elon Musk once again voiced support in a post on X for Germany’s far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party ...