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German election brings some relief to European markets

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 election.

Reuters · 22h

German election brings some relief to European markets, debt brake in focus

An election win for Germany's conservatives has eased concerns of political gridlock in Europe's biggest economy, though it failed to lift uncertainty around whether a new government can deliver fiscal reforms that would boost sluggish growth.

Bloomberg L.P. · 2d

Germany’s Crunch Election Grips Market Wanting More Spending

Germany’s highest-stakes election in years is paving the way for a pivot to increased spending, with markets predicting the end of an era for constrained fiscal policy.

Germany, Merz and New Government

Newsday · 1d

The Latest: Opposition leader Merz set to form Germany's next government

Germany's mainstream conservatives have won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the country's second-largest party.

The Associated Press on MSN · 16h

The Latest: Opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s headed to form Germany's next government

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the country's second-largest party.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

German Business Leaders Say New Government Must Act Quickly to Rescue Stagnant Economy

Germany's businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday's national election raises hopes of a stable two-party coalition of conservatives and center-left Social Democrats,

Germany, conservative leader

ABC News on MSN · 1d

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 Washington Post on MSN · 21h

German election winner seeks ‘independence’ from U.S. What does that mean?

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, for Europe or for the United States.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Germany’s new conservative leader looks to ‘achieve independence’ from US

Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said an 'absolute priority' for him will be to distance Europe from the U.S. following comments by President Donald Trump.

Germany, AfD

Courthouse News Service · 22h

Deeply divided Germany elects conservative Merz chancellor, far right surges to second place

Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, crumbling international order and sluggish German economy face the incoming chancellor.

USA Today · 1d

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.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Germany's AfD, Left win enough seats to veto constitutional changes

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament, enough to block a loosening of Germany's debt brake - a mechanism some investors and political parties say stymies economic growth.

Germany, Olaf Scholz

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

German Social Democrats Ditch Scholz After Historic Defeat

Germany’s Social Democrats are under pressure to quickly revamp leadership as a role in a new government beckons, even though Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party slumped to its worst election result since World War II.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Germany's Scholz to remain in politics as backbencher after defeat

Following a historic election defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that he plans to carry out his work as head of government "properly to the end.

Anadolu Ajansi · 4d

Germany elections: Can Olaf Scholz win battle to remain chancellor?

Scholz, the 66-year-old incumbent chancellor, is facing an uphill struggle for re-election as his Social Democratic Party struggles to maintain relevance - Anadolu Ajansı

23hon MSN

Germany's conservatives win power amid far-right gains

The party led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election; the primary voter issues were the economy and ...

21h

German Election Results: Germany's Center Just About Holds

Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark ...

3don MSN

Germany's Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz hold rallies in final days ahead of federal election

Germans are set to take to the polling stations on Sunday to decide on their next government in Sunday's federal election.

Debt brake reform would be discussed by party leaders, says Germany's Scholz

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders ...

On the Ropes, Olaf Scholz Keeps Punching

The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he ...

1don MSN

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 ...

1hOpinion

Far-right’s agenda getsmainstreamed in Berlin

Germany's elections saw a record 83.5% turnout, with CDU/CSU leading at 28.5% and AfD rising to 20.8%, while SPD suffered ...

Global Witness21h

X and TikTok algorithms push pro-AfD content to non-partisan German users - new analysis

Non-partisan social media users in Germany are seeing right-leaning content more than twice as much than left-leaning content ...

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