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Germany, Friedrich Merz and EU

Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to lead Germany after its election?

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia's war on Ukraine.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election.

The Conversation · 4h

German election: the results explained as Friedrich Merz comes out swinging for Europe

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD after the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won the February 23 election, topping the poll with 28.

AfD, Germany

CBS News · 13h

Germany's election won by conservatives, and far-right AfD party surges, official results show

Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while far-right party AfD surged to become the nation's second-largest.

USA Today · 5h

AfD hails ‘historic result’ in German parliamentary elections

Germany's far-right party the AfD finished second in the country's parliamentary elections and are hailing the outcome as a ‘historic result.'

U.S. News & World Report · 12h

Germany's AfD, Left Party Can Jointly Block Changes to Constitution

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party between them garnered the one third of seats in parliament needed to block changes to the constitution, including a loosening of the debt brake which restricts deficits to 0.

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5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

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Wary of Trump, Germany's Merz warns it's 'five minutes to midnight for Europe'

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged ...

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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 ...

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Germany’s election result cements a shift to the right in Europe

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

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Decisive German Election Lifts DAX Index, European Defense Stocks

German stocks rose modestly after a solid election victory for the conservative Friedrich Merz left him with a clear path to ...

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Elon Musk's X supported far-right German party celebrating historic election gains

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.

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What to Know About Germany’s Election Results—and What Comes Next

The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar ...

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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 ...

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