In his first address to the Bundestag parliament on Wednesday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to rearm Germany so that the country would have the “strongest” military force in Europe.
Germany’s political police bureau has temporarily suspended wiretaps of AfD parliamentarians pending an urgent legal review filed by party.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party has signalled a willingness to partner with the far-left Die Linke despite previously vowing never to work with the descendant party of the communist government of East Germany.
AfD called for fresh national elections after, for the first time in history, the would-be next chancellor failed to be elected by Parliament.
The anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) has topped a national poll for the first time in the party’s history, as support for the incoming government continues to slide.
Coalition negotiations to form the next government of Germany concluded on Wednesday, paving the way for another establishment government in Berlin as Chancellor Friedrich Merz capitulated to the election-losing leftist party on key issues including immigration, energy, and the economy.
Six weeks after voters in Germany went to the polls for the federal elections, there appears to be growing dissatisfaction with the outcome, as more Germans shift their support to the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Alternative for Germany leader Alice Weidel has accused the supposedly conservative Christian Democrats of abandoning their promises of clamping down on migration following the election.
Support for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has soared to its highest level in over a year as the recent election-winning centre-right party continues caving to the demands of leftist parties.
Crisis facing Germany too urgent to allow months of talks, election winner Merz says, handing more negotiation leverage to the political left.
Hours after his party’s victory in Germany’s federal elections, likely incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz began to soften his stance on immigration as he looks to form a coalition with leftist parties rather than the anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany.
Following his party’s victory in federal elections on Sunday, the likely next Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, rejected overtures from President Donald Trump while calling for “independence” from the United States and accusing Washington of election interference.
Sovereigntist AfD soar to new heights, but milquetoast conservatives may still prefer to enter into an Merkel-style coalition with the left.
The exit polls for the federal elections in Germany predict that the neo-liberal Christian Democrats have come out on top, with the support of around one in three voters, with the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) coming in a strong second place at nearly 20 per cent, beating out all members of the former ‘traffic light’ coalition government of likely outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
The leader of the centrist Christian Democratic Union doubled down on his vow to not form a coalition with the populist Alternative for Germany as he squared off with Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a debate held two weeks before Germans head to the polls for a federal election.
Migrant Crisis architect Angela Merkel again lashed out at her successor in German politics for moving away from the open borders paradigm.
Former Chancellor Merkel, who led Germany and the continent into the Europe Migrant Crisis of 2015 has made a rare break from retirement.
In what may serve as a pivotal moment of the federal election campaign and perhaps the future of German politics as a whole, the ‘firewall’ baring establishment parties in Berlin from working with the AfD broke down on Wednesday as Angela Merkel’s former party partnered with the populist party on a vote calling for migration restrictions.
The likely next Chancellor of Germany has categorically ruled out a coalition between his supposedly centre-right conservative party and the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD), opting instead to partner with a leftist party.
It is time for democracy to find answers to economic stagnation, mass migration, and wars in Europe and the Middle East, the President said.
The leader of the anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel has surged to the top of the polls of preferred chancellors for the upcoming February elections.
Former student volunteer at Migrant Crisis refugee centre relates how the reality on the ground was carefully stage managed for the cameras.
The populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is officially the strongest faction in East Germany following the regional elections in Brandenburg on Sunday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on Wednesday that he plans to seek another term in office next year, despite trailing in the polls.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government has shut down calls for an election despite a humiliating defeat in the EU Parliament elections.
The French centre-right Les Républicains declared they will not back European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a second term.
The Alternative for Germany party has surged to its highest level of support as populist policies continue to gain traction in the country.
Former Chancellor Anglea Merkel will recieve Germany’s highest award despite the European Migrant Crisis and the Russian energy calamity.
The termination of all remaining nuclear power plants on Saturday marks a “black day” for Germany, the leader of the CDU has said.
Those taking the German government to task over the ongoing gas crisis have been branded as the “new enemies of the state” by one minister in the country.
As the United States’ Supreme Court announced the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Germany voted to further liberalise its own abortion laws.
Berliners should purchase $20 monthly “solidarity levy” tickets, regardless of whether they ever use such services, the deputy mayor said.
Germany’s Antifa-linked Interior Minister is ignoring “fanatical Islamism” as well as extremism on the far-left in order to attack the right, a CDU politician has alleged.
Delegates from the party of former Chancellor Angela Merkel endorsed prominent conservative Friedrich Merz as the new leader on Saturday.
Members of Germany’s center-right CDU have chosen prominent conservative Friedrich Merz as its new leader.
The Social Democratic Party’s Olaf Scholz has been elected Chancellor of Germany, marking the end of Angela Merkel’s 16-year reign.
A poll has found that the majority of Germans are in favour of making vaccination against the Chinese coronavirus compulsory.
Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc sought to win over the environmentalist Greens for a possible coalition on Tuesday.
The frontrunner in the race to replace Angela Merkel, the SPD’s Olaf Scholz refused to rule out forming a government with the radical left.
Angela Merkel’s political party has fallen behind the Social Democrats for the first time in 15 years, as her potential successor falters.
