Germany holds a snap election on Sunday and the current coalition government of Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and the Free ...

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An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on the minds of German voters. The far-right AfD is polling in second place.

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

When Germans vote on February 23, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a ...

And yet it is anything but guaranteed how party chairman Friedrich Merz can govern a country in which the far-right Alternative for Germany comes second, polarization hits record levels, and ...

While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of ...

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Friedrich Merz, expected to become Germany's next chancellor, promises a more assertive foreign policy aligned with a strong ...

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At the most newsworthy Munich Security Conference in recent memory last weekend, Germany’s likely next chancellor did all he ...

Last weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) unleashed a geopolitical earthquake that may realign Europe’s relationship with the U.S. and China. U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance delivered a ...