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Germany’s New Leader Has a Tough Job. It Just Got Tougher.
Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from ...
80 years after WWII in Europe: How Germany’s past shapes its present
Never Again” – is not just a slogan, but also a civic duty. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits
In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a ...
Shifting targets, growing support: The rise of Germany's AfD
Germany's domestic security agency classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist" on Friday, allowing for closer ...
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Germany designates rising far-right AfD party as ‘extremist’ group
BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy ...
Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz stunned after losing secret leadership election — a post-World War II first
At least a dozen members of Merz’s proposed coalition failed to back him in the first vote on Tuesday — despite his coalition ...
Germany Gets a New Chancellor, in Unexpectedly Dramatic Fashion
Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...
AfD Tells Merz to Resign, Call New Election After He Loses Key Vote
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz narrowly lost a vote in the Bundestag to become the next chancellor in an unexpected setback that plunges the country into political uncertainty. Shane ...