Germany’s Next Leader Will Be Squeezed by Trump and the Far-Right
Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union alliance — is a U.S.-loving ...
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German far-right makes unprecedented gains as center-right wins election
The Christian-Democratic center-right party (CDU/CSU), led by Friedrich Merz, will return to be the ruling party with 220 ...
What the far right's biggest win since WWII means for Germany's 'firewall'
The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the second-largest share of the votes in the German election, it's the ...
What to know about Germany’s 2025 federal election
Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...
4 candidates want to be Germany's next chancellor. Who are they?
Four candidates are bidding to be Germany 's next leader in Sunday's election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, ...
Meet Friedrich Merz, the trained pilot who will take the controls of Germany
Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the strong favourite to be the next chancellor of the European giant, replacing ...
Scholz promised stability, but Germany got chaos instead
The deeper rot in German governance will require more fundamental reforms than any coalition is likely to deliver.
Five reasons why Germany’s economy is in the dumps
Germany hasn't seen significant economic growth in five years. It's a stunning turnaround for Europe's biggest economy, which ...
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) declared victory Sunday as exit polls and early results suggest the party garnered the biggest vote share in the country’s elections—and the far ...