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 ...
Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
German election winner seeks ‘independence’ from U.S. What does that mean?
Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the U.S., step by step.” That won’t be easy, for Europe ...
Germany will likely continue its leadership on climate action. But expect a change in tone
Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change ...
Corporate bosses urge Berlin to move quickly on weak economy
German business leaders on Monday called on Berlin to form a new government swiftly, saying that Europe's largest economy ...
‘How TikTok Helped the Far Left Surprise in Germany
Struggling a month ago, the far-left Die Linke party surged into Parliament by riding a backlash against conservative immigration policy.
Was Elon Musk the Big Winner of Germany's Election?
AfD's rise to become the second-largest party in Germany on Sunday's election is a boost to the country's conservative ...
Germany's AfD, Left win enough seats to block changes to debt brake
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament, enough to block a loosening of Germany's debt brake - a mechanism some ...
Fears after rise of far-right in eastern Germany leaves multicultural Berlin surrounded
Fears after rise of far-right in eastern Germany leaves multicultural Berlin surrounded - Germans on either side of the ...