The New York Times15d
How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
The AfD posted its biggest wins in the former East Germany, where young people have been moving away from former industrial regions and rural areas to seek opportunities in cities. Where the AfD ...
Fox News16d
Germany’s new conservative leader looks to ‘achieve independence’ from US
Germany’s chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party, said his "absolute priority" upon taking up the top job will be to secure Europe so that ...
CNN16d
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 lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany ...
Sydney Morning Herald16d
‘Never thought I would have to say something like this’: Germany turns away from US
Germany’s most pro-American leader in its ... which is pushing rising numbers of voters away from the established liberal consensus into the arms of parties that are mainly critical of mass ...
Daily Mail16d
Who is Friedrich Merz? How the to-be-Chancellor of Germany fell in love with politics at school - and almost walked away from it all together 20 years ago... but didn't
With his party topping Germany's snap election poll ... of votes to the far-right AfD by moving the party's positions away from the centrism which defined the Merkel government.
rudaw16d
CDU leader expected to become Germany’s next chancellor after triumph
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany’s next chancellor based on preliminary election results, but he remained cautious ...
Wall Street Journal16d
The Race to Save Germany
Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn, Jillian Melchior, and Kyle Peterson. Photo: Joel Marklund/Zuma Press/Damian Dovarganes/AP/Omar Ashtawy Apaimages ...
Mint16d
Germany Elections: Friedrich Merz claims victory; far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
Centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz declared victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday after exit polls indicated his bloc was in the lead. Acknowledging the challenges ahead ...
ESPN16d
Victor Wembanyama jersey swapped with young fan sells for $73,000
A jersey Victor Wembanyama swapped with a young fan in December sold Saturday night for $73,200. The San Antonio Spurs star wore the City Edition jersey against the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 27 ...
Politico Europe16d
The inside story of how 31 days made Merz chancellor — and changed Germany forever
According to those who know him well, Merz ― Germany’s next chancellor ― is a person who is just as likely to be swayed by his own emotional reaction as through cold political calculation. That night ...
Time16d
What to Know About Germany’s Election Results—and What Comes Next
BERLIN — The opposition conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in Germany’s election Sunday and Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a ...