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Chancellor Merz calls Germany state elections results a ‘disaster,’ as far-right surges again

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party is facing a dire set of results in state elections, exit polls show, and is set to be squeezed both by the surging far-right ...

Germany's far-right achieves an electoral breakthrough in key state election

Germany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after more than doubling its share of the vote in the first of several regional elections ...
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Two German states go to the polls after far-right gains

About 3.8 million voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are heading to polls on Sunday.
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AfD wins big in German regional election, falls short of bid to become first far-right party to lead a state since WWII

The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country's first ...

Germany's SPD will hold party conference with leadership election, Klingbeil says

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Oct 12 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister and Social Democratic Party co-leader Lars Klingbeil ...

How the far-right AfD is causing a German political earthquake

The AfD may not end up controlling Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state despite a landslide election victory, but the far-right party's "dream result" sends a clear message.
Washington Post

Nationalist AfD wins key regional election in Germany but falls short of majority

BERLIN — The nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — labeled “right-wing extremist” by the country’s domestic intelligence agency and accused by others of xenophobia, antisemitism and ...

German leader’s party gets worst election result since 1949 — as another state votes for AfD

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s beleaguered conservative party had its worst election showing on Sunday since the formation of the modern state after World War II — as the right-wing Alternative ...

Far-right election win leaves migrants questioning their future in eastern Germany

The far-right Alternative for Germany party's recent election win in Saxony-Anhalt has sparked fear among migrants ...

German far-right AfD wins second state election in major blow to Merz

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the state election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, its second state victory in just two weeks, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative party ...

What’s next for Germany’s troubled chancellor after a string of state election defeats

Friedrich Merz says he intends to stay on as the leader of Germany and his party after a string of state election defeats.

Merz Vows to Stay On After Record German Election Defeat

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives posted their worst-ever result in a German state election, where exit polls showed his party with single-digit support in a northeastern Baltic coast region ...