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Voters shift to right in German election

The Latest: Merz wins Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains

German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the opposition leader, the vice chancellor and — for the first time — a leader of a far-right party.

U.S. News & World Report on MSN · 2d

Germany Election Shows a Politically Rightward Shift

Far-right gains and a ‘sharper and edgier’ chancellor are among the takeaways from the country’s contest, an expert says.

USA Today · 3d

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 best ever result.

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Reuters · 2d

Wary of Trump, Germany's Merz warns it's 'five minutes to midnight for Europe'

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Newsweek on MSN · 3d

Europe Should 'Achieve Independence' From US, Says Germany's Merz

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the United States in security matters, after his grouping won the biggest share of the vote in federal elections.

Hindustan Times on MSN · 6h

Friedrich Merz: How Germany's Next Likely Chancellor Will Tackle Trump, Putin & EU Crisis |Explained

Friedrich Merz, the man set to lead Germany's next government, says strengthening Europe and reducing its dependence on the United States will be his top priority when he takes office. His remarks come as relations between the two continents are undergoing a historic shift.

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Perhaps the Biggest Winner in Germany’s Election: Nuclear Power

Germany’s conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party ...

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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 ...

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Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to lead Germany after its election?

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

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Germany's Merz will push up debt with help of left, says AfD leader

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...

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Germany's Merz rules out coalition with far-right AfD after election

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, has again ruled out cooperating with ...

Merz leads in Germany’s election while AfD makes historic gains | AP Explains

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...

CBS News2d

Germany's election won by conservatives, and far-right AfD party surges, official results show

or AfD, which Mr. Trump's adviser Elon Musk has backed in the elections and which is now Germany's second-largest party after its best showing ever. Merz's conservatives won 208 seats in the 630 ...

The National Interest19h

Germany’s New Chancellor Must Do the Unthinkable

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

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