Germany’s Merz elected chancellor in second round of voting | News
Friedrich Merz receives 325 votes in the second round of voting, hours after a shock defeat in the first ballot.Conservative…
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Germany’s Merz falls short of majority in vote for chancellor
Germany’s conservative leader has unexpectedly fallen short of the numbers needed to form a majority in parliament to become chancellor.Friedrich…
Germany’s popular AfD party designated by country’s intel agency as ‘extremist’
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution or BfV, on Friday classified the country’s…
Germany’s Merz seals coalition deal bringing to end months of stalemate
Germany’s conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a deal with the Social Democrats to govern Europe’s biggest economy, five months…
Germany’s Green Party rejects Merz’s spending proposals | Politics News
Germany’s Green Party has threatened to torpedo plans put forward by likely incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz to invest hundreds of…
Germany’s Merz promises to do ‘whatever it takes’ on defence
Paul KirbyEurope digital editorRALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFPFriedrich Merz hopes to form a new government by late AprilFriedrich Merz, who’s expected to become…
At least two killed after car drives into a crowd in Germany’s Mannheim | Crime News
Several others injured in incident in western Germany and one person in custody, police spokesperson says.At least two person have…
Germany’s youth vote influenced by “TikTok & Multiple Crises”
Carl Muhlbach, FiscalFuture’s director, on why young German voters back the far right or left-wing parties.
Has Germany’s ‘firewall’ against the far right been breached by AfD success?
Paul Kirby & Kristina VolkBBC News in BerlinGetty ImagesAfD leaders, including Alice Weidel (C) and Tino Chrupalla (to her R)…
Germany’s Friedrich Merz signals seismic shift in Europe-US relations
Getty ImagesFriedrich Merz says he is eager to re-engage with international partnersGermany’s chancellor-in-waiting, didn’t wait for the final results of…