Voters flock to political extremes in Germany as the centrist parties stumble
Both the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland and the far-left Die Linke saw significant gains and were the most popular ...
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Germany’s far-right AfD doubles vote share and reshapes Germany’s political landscape
The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the CSU, led with 28.6% of the vote, while the AfD came in second with 20.8%, more than doubling its previous share. CDU leader ...
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...
Conservatives to lead Germany
Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...
Elon Musk issues ultimatum, Germany moves to the right and Pope Francis is in critical condition: Weekend Rundown
Federal employees received emails asking them to justify their work. And Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he’s willing to resign for ...
Germany's populist parties could hamper parliament's work. Here's how
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
What to Know About Germany’s Election Results—and What Comes Next
The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar ...
Firewall? Why the Far Right Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government
The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.