German elections: CDU’s Merz looks set to be next chancellor as far-right AfD surges
Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow live updates.
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.
The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...
Read More: Exclusive: Alice Weidel on Her Far-Right AfD Party’s Rise, Elon Musk’s Support, and the German Election The final polls heading into the vote suggest that Friedrich Merz ...
The polls, issued right after the last polling stations closed, put support for Merz's Union bloc at 28.5-29% and Alternative for Germany, or AfD, at 19.5-20% — roughly double its result from 2021 ...
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Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz calls for European 'independence from US' as he blasts Trump and Musk - ...
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German vote winner Merz seeks to build govt with centre-left as Europe waitsMerz has said he wants a ruling coalition in place within two months so Berlin can act again on the European and world stage ...
Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...
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