The Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election
The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to ...
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 ...
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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Germany’s far-right AfD doubles vote share and reshapes Germany’s political landscape
The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the CSU, led with 28.6% of the vote, while the AfD came in second with 20.8%, more than doubling its previous share. CDU leader ...
Germany's election: what happens now?
Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...
Trump claims German election results vindicate his agenda, even as the country’s next leader breaks away
Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one ...
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 ...