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AfD, Germany and Left

Reuters on MSN · 1h

Germany's resurgent Left Party will vote against defence fund, says leader

Germany's Left Party will vote against a special fund for increased military spending in the next legislature, party leader Ines Schwerdtner said on Tuesday.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Germany's Merz Will Push up Debt With Help of Left, Says AfD Leader

BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, said Germany's likely next chancellor would be held hostage by left-wing parties that would seek to loosen tough fiscal rules.

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.

EU, Germany

The Associated Press on MSN · 21h

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.

The Financial Times · 1d

What the German election result means for Europe

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The Washington Post · 1d

Voters shift to the right in German election

The conservative Christian Democratic Union won a plurality in the Bundestag, exit polls suggested Feb. 23, while the far-right AfD came in second.

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Analysis-Resurgence of Germany’s Left exposes fragmented, polarised electorate

Omar Alkadamani, a Syrian-born, naturalised German citizen, used to support Germany's centre-left Social Democrats. Unsettled ...

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Conservatives to lead Germany

Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...

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How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right

“That feeds into this whole far-right populist narrative that the mainstream parties are abandoning those areas,” Lueders ...

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Conservatives win Germany election, far-right in second place, exit polls show

Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest ...

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Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates

Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...

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How TikTok Helped the Far Left Surprise in Germany

Struggling a month ago, the Die Linke party surged into Parliament by riding a backlash against conservative immigration policy.

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Germany will likely continue its leadership on climate action. But expect a change in tone

Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change ...

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Germany set to row back on green ambitions as climate left out of election

The center-right CDU is expected to emerge triumphant in a campaign that has made little mention of environmental issues.

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After Germany’s Election, the Left Can Hope Again

Germany took a huge step to the right. The conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) ran a campaign focused on law and order and ...

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