merz germany election

Germany, AfD

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

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.

Mother Jones · 23h

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 nearly doubled its share of the vote from the last election to secure a strong second-place finish. Nuclear energy may be the big winner.

USA Today · 3d

AfD hails ‘historic result’ in German parliamentary elections

Germany's far-right party the AfD finished second in the country's parliamentary elections and are hailing the outcome as a ‘historic result.'

Germany, Friedrich Merz and Exploratory Talks

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

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 administration and Russia's war on Ukraine.

Reuters · 4d

German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom

Friedrich Merz faces complex coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unloved three-way alliance.

Bloomberg on MSN · 14h

Germany’s Merz to Start Exploratory Talks With Social Democrats on Friday

Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats are set to start exploratory talks on a coalition on Friday, said people familiar with the matter.

Germany's Merz rules out quick reform of state debt limits

Election winner Friedrich Merz on Tuesday ruled out a quick reform to Germany's state borrowing limits known as the "debt ...

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Chancellor-elect Merz invites genocide perpetrator Netanyahu to Germany

One of the first acts of Chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz (Christian Democrat, CDU) after the election was to invite the right ...

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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 ...

Orlando Sentinel3d

The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power

BERLIN (AP) — Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the center-right opposition, Friedrich Merz, won Sunday’s election, which saw a surge for a ...

Germany's election: what happens now?

Winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives need at least one coalition partner to govern and face potentially months of difficult ...

France's Macron and Germany's Merz Agree New Chapter in Relations, Source Says

BERLIN (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz agreed ...

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