Cheat sheet on Germany's colour-coded politics
Germany is preparing for elections after its previous three-party coalition collapsed. The main political parties are aligned ...
Friedrich Merz: conservative on verge of German chancellery
Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to his Christian Democrats' conservative roots, help business and crack down ...
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Conservative leads German election race in shadow of far right
When Germans go to vote in one week's time, after a polarising election campaign overshadowed by a far-right surge, they are ...
Friedrich Merz, an Atlanticist with no illusions about Trump's America
On European issues, the CDU president and future chancellor of Germany intends to lay boundaries to Brussels' prerogatives ...
German elections are usually dull affairs - but it's different this time
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is in second place in opinion polls, at around 22%, behind the CDU/CSU ...
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Christian Democrats Hand Golden Ticket to German Far Right
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), introduced a nonbinding motion in the ...
Why a political earthquake will hit Germany next week: A failing economy, creaking infrastructure and an asylum seeker's horrifying attack. ROBERT HARDMAN beholds the AfD's ...
Yet another asylum seeker has just launched a deranged attack out of nowhere on innocent members of the public.
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German election: Conservative CDU/CSU leads polls
The short campaign for the early election on February 23 is coming to an end. The politicians don't have much time left to convince voters to vote for them. The incumbent chancellor, Olaf Scholz, ...