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Germany, Elections

Time on MSN · 14h

Why Germany Is at a Crossroads

The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.

Here's what to know about Germany's election this Sunday

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on the minds of German voters. The far-right AfD is polling in second place.

U.S. News & World Report · 16h

Explainer-How Do Germany's Federal Elections Work?

Germans go to the polls on Sunday in a snap election called after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. This is how Germany's election system works: WHAT IS GERMANY'S HYBRID VOTING SYSTEM?

Merz, Europe and Germany

Germany's Merz: Europe must prepare for Trump to drop NATO protection

The front-runner to be Germany's next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said that Europe cannot rely on US President Donald Trump honouring NATO mutual defence obligations and must become more capable of defending itself.

Hosted on MSN · 1h

Germany’s polls could reshape Europe as conservative Merz aims to lead amid far-right surge

Conservatives lead polls, with Friedrich Merz likely to be chancellor, while the far-right AfD could achieve a historic result Germans vote in a national election on Sunday, which was expected to see Friedrich Merz's conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best result as Europe's ailing economic

The Financial Times · 1d

Germany’s Merz says Europe can no longer rely on US protection

Frontrunner for chancellor expresses doubts over US Nato commitments, with the far-right AfD set for its best result

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Who is Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany's new chancellor?

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer ...

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Germany's chancellor frontrunner Merz says US could slide into populist instability

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he will travel to Washington to try to convince President Donald Trump that ...

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Germany is holding a national election. Here’s what’s at stake

Germans are going to the polls on Sunday for national elections. Opinion polls suggest the outcome will be a new chancellor ...

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Who is Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor?

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.

Germany elections: Who is Friedrich Merz, the polarizing figure tipped to be chancellor?

Merz, 69, promises fundamental policy shifts, including stricter migration controls and market-friendly reforms to revive ...

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Friedrich Merz and his long march to the brink of the German chancellery

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

The Economist9h

Amid turmoil, a fearful Germany goes to the polls

Donald Trump is smashing up assumptions about America’s place in Europe’s security architecture that perhaps held faster in ...

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Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right

His explosive bid to tighten migration rules with the support of far-right votes in parliament reveals a man willing to ...

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