Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.
Germany's AfD: Merz breaking election promises, bowing to SPD
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has charged that Friedrich Merz, the country's likely next chancellor, has ...
Germany’s prospective new government struggles to win support for defense, infrastructure plans
Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and ...
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Germany’s political upheaval and the transatlantic alliance’s uncertain future
Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...
Fact Check: Leipzig ballot papers excluding AfD candidate are fakes, say officials
German postal voting slips shown in online videos to have omitted the far-right candidate in a Leipzig constituency are fake, ...
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German elections mean hope
Germany’s recent elections promise hope for the West. If such a left-leaning country can experience a remarkable shift ...
Populist parties are on the rise in Europe, but how will this impact on the 2026 Senedd Elections?
Siôn Jenkins travelled to Germany ahead of the election to explore the appeal of the right-wing AfD in its former East ...
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Germany’s top vote-getters seek to revive military draft as US foreign policy shifts
Compulsory military service should be reintroduced this year in Germany, a leading official of the party that won recent ...
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Funding cuts and culture wars: What the German election means for aid
After the recent election in Germany, the next chancellor is expected to be center-right leader Friedrich Merz. What will his ...
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The Ties That Bind: The Status of the Transatlantic Partnership after Germany's Elections
In this episode of Need to Know, Robin Quinville, Director of the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program, joins host John ...
Why did Germany's SPD perform so poorly in the election?
The national election was disastrous for Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD). Voters have been fleeing it in droves. Its recent victory in Hamburg isn't doing much to lift the mood.