In Germany’s elections, a last, best chance to hold off extremists
As for the roots of Germans’ despair, there’s a long list. Start with an economy that has flatlined for five years amid ...
Germany's Scholz slams Merz on AfD cooperation in heated TV debate
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...
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Has Friedrich Merz, the man who would be chancellor of Germany, really opened the ‘doors to hell’?
No one closes rank quite like Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU ... the day at each campaign appearance of CDU leader Friedrich Merz. The lanky, bespectacled lawyer will turn 70 ...
Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...
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Germany: Merz campaigns in Sankt Ingbert ahead of Germany’s federal elections
Sankt Ingbert, Germany - February 06, 2025 The president of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and candidate for chancellor ...
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Cracks in the CDU: Are Germany's Christian democrats melting down?
Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Viewers surveyed thought Scholz won debate against rival Merz
Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival ...
Frontrunner for German Chancellor vows stricter immigration policies – but says he won’t work with the far-right
As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...
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Germany’s old-school conservatism is well and truly over
Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may ...
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Scholz criticizes Trump's Gaza plan as 'scandal' in TV debate
BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday evening criticized US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians ...
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Here’s what Germany’s next government will look like
Germany’s conservatives are desperate to avoid a three-party coalition, but the outcome depends on how many small parties ...