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Germany's AfD Party Looks to Capitalize on Shock Vote

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to become the country's leader.

Reuters on MSN · 18h

Germany's Merz says ban on far-right AfD won't solve problem

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not end the groundswell of support for it, noting it was key instead to fight the causes.

Bloomberg · 2d

Germany’s AfD Party Challenges Agency’s ‘Extremist’ Label

Germany’s main opposition party Alternative for Germany challenged a ruling by the nation’s domestic intelligence agency that classified it as a right-wing extremist movement.

Germany Faces Political Chaos

The New York Sun · 4h

Friedrich Merz, After Acceding to Chancellor of Germany on a Second Vote, Has To Deal With Resurgent Right

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’

Reuters on MSN · 22h

Merz's fumbled chancellor vote is big win for Germany's far right

Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the far-right AfD, which just days ago was reeling from being officially labelled an extremist threat to democracy.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Germany Faces Political Chaos After Merz Loses Key Vote

Merz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes in a secret ballot in Germany's lower house of parliament, but only received 310 votes. The parties were now to regroup to discuss t

Germany’s New Leader Has a Tough Job. It Just Got Tougher.

Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from ...

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Shifting targets, growing support: The rise of Germany's AfD

Germany's domestic security agency classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist" on Friday, allowing for closer ...

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AfD Tells Merz to Resign, Call New Election After He Loses Key Vote

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz narrowly lost a vote in the Bundestag to become the next chancellor in an unexpected setback that plunges the country into political uncertainty. Shane ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)16h

As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a ...

80 years after WWII in Europe: How Germany’s past shapes its present

Never Again” – is not just a slogan, but also a civic duty. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz stunned after losing secret leadership election — a post-World War II first

At least a dozen members of Merz’s proposed coalition failed to back him in the first vote on Tuesday — despite his coalition ...

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What to Know About the Formation of Germany’s New Government

Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, is expected to become Germany’s next chancellor. But on Tuesday, he failed ...

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Far-right call for Germany to deport Syrian refugees after fall of Assad regime

The far-right Alternative for Germany party maintains that asylum should only be a temporary solution – and wants Syrians to ...

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