Germany’s Merz says Europe can no longer rely on US protection
Frontrunner for chancellor expresses doubts over US Nato commitments, with the far-right AfD set for its best result ...
Vance criticizes Germany’s free speech laws in remarks to conservatives
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany’s free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering ...
Germany’s far-right seeks to convert the power of Trump into election gains
Sunday's vote is a pivotal moment for the Alternative for Germany party. It's polling high enough for second place as part of a far-right surge sweeping Europe.
Germany’s rightward shift reflects Pennsylvania’s Rust Belt realignment — and Democratic failures with the working class
It’s hard not to see the political parallels between Cottbus, a city of 100,000 about 75 miles south of Berlin, and Rust Belt ...
Germany’s Justice Agenda: Legal Reforms, AI, and Other Key Challenges
As Germany heads into a crucial election on Sunday, the next government faces tough coalition talks and a major justice ...
The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It
Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune ...
Many who came to Germany as migrants will vote for the first time Sunday
More than half a million newly naturalized citizens will be able to vote in Germany’s national election for the first time this weekend ...
Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe’s response to an assertive Trump
Europe’s biggest economy is the 27-nation European Union’s most populous nation and a leading member of NATO, as well as the second-biggest weapons supplier to Ukraine, after the United States, ...
Gilbert: In Germany, Trump's return and embrace of the far-right loom over Sunday's elections
Months after American voters returned Donald Trump to the White House, the 2024 U.S. election is casting a giant shadow over the 2025 German election.
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Stephens: Vance’s disgrace is in ignoring German history
In April 1928, Joseph Goebbels, later the Third Reich’s chief propagandist, wrote a newspaper essay addressing the question of why the National Socialists, despite being an “anti-parliamentarian party ...
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Conservative Merz leads Germany's turbulent election race
When Germans vote on Sunday, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a ...
Austria investigating campaign donation to Germany's far-right AfD, report says
Austrian authorities are investigating the flow of money behind a large donation made to the far-right Alternative for ...