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.
Germany's AfD, Left Party Can Jointly Block Changes to Constitution
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party between them garnered the one third of seats in parliament needed to block changes to the constitution, including a loosening of the debt brake which restricts deficits to 0.
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election, which ...
Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged ...
Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.
Amnesty International has slammed Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union and possible next ...
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ...
Germany's outgoing parliament could still greenlight a new special fund to boost defence spending but reforming strict limits ...
Relations between Europe and the United States are on course for a major reset following the conclusion of the national ...
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