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Shifting targets, growing support: The rise of Germany's AfD
Germany's domestic security agency classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist" on Friday, allowing for closer ...
AfD Tells Merz to Resign, Call New Election After He Loses Key Vote
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz narrowly lost a vote in the Bundestag to become the next chancellor in an unexpected setback that plunges the country into political uncertainty. Shane ...
Merz's fumbled chancellor vote is big win for Germany's far right
Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the ...
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As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits
In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a ...
Germany’s Friedrich Merz named chancellor after parliamentary setback
Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.
What to Know About the Formation of Germany’s New Government
Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, became Germany’s next chancellor after a surprising setback in parliament ...
Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz stunned after losing secret leadership election — a post-World War II first
At least a dozen members of Merz’s proposed coalition failed to back him in the first vote on Tuesday — despite his coalition ...
Kremlin says Germany's decision on AfD is a restrictive measure
The Kremlin said on Monday that Germany's decision to classify the Alternative for Germany party as an "extremist" entity is ...