Germany's SPD requires a reshuffle, party leader says after election
Lars Klingbeil, the party leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD), has announced an overhaul of his party following its defeat in Sunday's federal election. "This result will require upheavals within the SPD,
Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place
Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest.
Elon Musk Congratulates Germany’s Far-Right Party AfD After Election Result
Elon Musk has continued his public association with Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, sending a congratulatory post on X to the party’s co-chair Alice Weidel following the election results last night in Germany.
Germany's AfD, Left Party Can Jointly Block Changes to Constitution
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party between them garnered the one third of seats in parliament needed to block changes to the constitution, including a loosening of the debt brake which restricts deficits to 0.
Conservatives lead in German elections, far-right AfD comes in second
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz declared victory after his Christian Democrats won nearly 29% of the votes in the country’s federal election. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party faced a historic defeat with the lowest vote share for the center-left party since 1949.
Germany's next chancellor needs to form a coalition quickly. Why his party says AfD is not an option
Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor, but he has a long road ahead of him to form government and hold onto power.
Germany's AfD, Left win enough parliament seats to veto changes
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament needed to block changes to the constitution, including a loosening of the country's debt brake.
Germany's election won by conservatives, and far-right AfD party surges, official results show
Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election​, while far-right party AfD surged to become the nation's second-largest.
Conservatives poised to lead Germany; far-right AfD second
German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz appears poised to win the country’s election Sunday, while the far-right ...
Voters flock to political extremes in Germany as the centrist parties stumble
Both the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland and the far-left Die Linke saw significant gains and were the most popular ...
Elon Musk's X supported far-right German party celebrating historic election gains
Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.
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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[Column] The situation in Korea, as seen in the eyes of Germany’s Bundestag
While the positions of Bundestag members on North Korea are divided, their assessment of the South Korean insurrection ...
Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
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Germany’s Governance Test After Far-Right Electoral Surge
Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...
Germany's conservatives declare victory in Berlin. Now the hard work begins
A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...
Germany: Is Merz’s win enough to secure a stable government?
The crucial question now is which coalition will help Friedrich Merz secure the Chancellorship, and how stable and enduring ...