Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult
Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right ...
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First-time German voter hopes her ballot can offset the shift to the right
BERLIN (AP) — Gesa Schönwolff volunteered at a polling station in Berlin on Sunday, guiding voters into the building and checking their IDs. Then, the 18-year-old took a break and voted for the first ...
Conservative opposition wins German election, far right is second
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, ...
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German election results: Friedrich Merz wins, far-right AfD is 2nd
Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while ...
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German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom
Merz, 69, faces complex and lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf ...
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.
Trump congratulates conservatives over German election results
Merz declared victory on Sunday afternoon after his Christian Democratic Union party was projected to win approximately 30% of the vote.
Meet the man poised to be Germany’s next chancellor
Friedrich Merz, the man favored by early exit polls to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections Sunday, was forced out of government years ago in a power struggle with Angela Merkel. The leader of ...