New German state poll mounts further pressure on Merz's conservatives

A new German opinion poll augurs yet more bad news for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's beleaguered conservatives, showing their approval slip further, ahead of elections in ten days' time in the
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PM Modi, German Chancellor Merz discuss deepening strategic partnership

PM Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke over the phone, reaffirming their commitment to strengthen the India-Germany Strategic Partnership. They discussed cooperation in trade, defence, clean energy,

What the AfD’s historic victory means for Merz and Germany’s political centre

The far-right party’s breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt has intensified pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz and raised the prospect of a major political shift in Germany.

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With Messaging That Mirrors Putin’s, Germany’s Far-Right Party Gains Ground

Embracing positions extolled by the Kremlin, the Alternative for Germany party may govern for the first time in a German state.

Merz Pledges Consequences After Rout by Germany’s Far Right

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government will have to learn the lessons from an overwhelming victory by the far right in a state election that he said will alter the country’s politics.
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Friedrich Merz Elected German Chancellor After Historic Defeat +++ Chancellor to Travel First to Paris and Warsaw

A bombshell in the chancellor election at the Bundestag in Berlin: For the first time ever, a candidate failed to win in the first round of voting. He was elected only on his second attempt. Follow all the news here in our live updates.