Germany's Merz will push up debt with help of left, says AfD leader
The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, said Germany's likely next chancellor would be held hostage by left-wing parties that would seek to loosen tough fiscal rules.
Live updates: Merz’s conservatives win Germany election as far-right AfD makes historic gains
Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative party, AfD. Early exit polls show AfD is headed for second place, while opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives are in the lead and Scholz’s party fell to third.
The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...
German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the ...
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the US against abandoning allies and urged Europe to strengthen its defence, ...
Far right Afd’s surge is ‘final warning’ to democratic parties, victorious Merz says - Friedrich Merz set to become new ...
Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...
The German elections have taken place and the Bundestag is looking a lot more right-wing than it was this time yesterday. The ...
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