The New York Times7d
Germany Needs to Get Its Act Together. Under Him, It Won’t.
Today, Germany is in urgent need of change. Instead it’s getting Mr. Merz: yesterday’s man, with yesterday’s ideas. Born in 1955, Mr. Merz grew up in a Catholic family in the Sauerland ...
The New York Times14d
How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. By Amanda Taub The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote ...
Yahoo15d
Jewish leader: 'Germany is a different country as of today'
Charlotte Knobloch, President of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, attends an award ceremony. One of the most prominent representatives of the Jewish community in Germany ...
CNN14d
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 ...
Forbes15d
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) declared victory Sunday as exit polls and early results suggest the party garnered the biggest vote share in the country’s elections ...
CBS News15d
Conservatives win Germany election, far-right in second place, exit polls show
Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading the votes with the far-right Alternative for Germany party heading towards the strongest ...
Fox News14d
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 ...
Yahoo Finance21d
Germany at particular risk from US tariffs, Bundesbank warns
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany is particularly vulnerable to U.S. trade tariffs, which could curb growth for years to come and hold back an economy already suffering through two straight years of ...
Fox News15d
Trump celebrates conservative party win in Germany
"LOOKS LIKE THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN GERMANY HAS WON THE VERY BIG AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ELECTION," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "MUCH LIKE THE USA, THE PEOPLE OF GERMANY GOT TIRED OF ...
Global News16d
Germany election contenders make final pitches ahead of critical vote
The contenders in Germany’s election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz vowing to revive the stagnant economy and defend Europe ...
Boston Herald18d
Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe’s response to an assertive Trump
It is the 630-member Bundestag that will elect the next chancellor, Germany’s equivalent of a prime minister. There are 29 parties on the ballot, but it’s likely that between five and eight of ...