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Germany's AfD Party Looks to Capitalize on Shock Vote

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to become the country's leader.

Reuters on MSN · 18h

Germany's Merz says ban on far-right AfD won't solve problem

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not end the groundswell of support for it, noting it was key instead to fight the causes.

Bloomberg · 2d

Germany’s AfD Party Challenges Agency’s ‘Extremist’ Label

Germany’s main opposition party Alternative for Germany challenged a ruling by the nation’s domestic intelligence agency that classified it as a right-wing extremist movement.

Germany, Friedrich Merz

The Gazette · 23h

Merz's fumbled chancellor vote is big win for Germany's far right

BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the far-right AfD, which just days ago was reeling from being officially labelled an extremist threat to democracy.

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) · 16h

As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a second round to secure a majority.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Conservative Leader Merz Set to Become Germany's Chancellor

Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical juncture as the economy battles its longest post-war downturn, relations with top security ally the United States fray and the far-right surges.

Germany’s New Leader Has a Tough Job. It Just Got Tougher.

Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from ...

17hon MSN

Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany’s chancellor, hours after his historic defeat

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

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AfD Tells Merz to Resign, Call New Election After He Loses Key Vote

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz narrowly lost a vote in the Bundestag to become the next chancellor in an unexpected setback that plunges the country into political uncertainty. Shane ...

The Washington Post5d

Germany designates rising far-right AfD party as ‘extremist’ group

BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy ...

80 years after WWII in Europe: How Germany’s past shapes its present

Never Again” – is not just a slogan, but also a civic duty. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz stunned after losing secret leadership election — a post-World War II first

At least a dozen members of Merz’s proposed coalition failed to back him in the first vote on Tuesday — despite his coalition ...

19h

Germany Gets a New Chancellor, in Unexpectedly Dramatic Fashion

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

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