The Latest: Merz leads in Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains
German voters cast their ballots in Sunday's election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.
The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.
GERMANY’S hard-right party has had its strongest showing since World War Two, exit polls suggest, taking 19.5 per cent of the ...
BERLIN: As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual ...
The AfD’s rise remains a significant concern in German politics, with mainstream parties working to prevent its integration ...
The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, ...
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Rubio defends Vance’s meeting with Germany’s far-right AfD partySecretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday defended Vice President JD Vance’s decision to meet with the Alternative for Germany ...
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‘Make Germany great again’: Far-right party could see historic gains in this election. Here’s whyAlternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...
Similarities to MAGA are skin deep. The party’s leaders prefer closer ties with Russia, not the U.S.
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