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Germany's conservative election turn points to 'Trump effect internationally,' expert says
President Donald Trump's successful runs that prioritized halting illegal immigration have had an effect on international elections in places such as Germany and Italy.
Right-wing Alternative for Germany scores second place in pivotal election, conservative set to to be next chancellor
Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s German election, with reports indicating one-in-five voters
Exit polls show Alternative for Germany on course for strongest far-right showing in a national election since WWII
Exit polls show Alternative for Germany on course for strongest far-right showing in a national election since WWII.
A far-right party is heading for its strongest result yet in Germany's election
Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its first candidate to lead the country
What election projections mean for Germany's ailing economy
Germany's opposition conservatives CDU/CSU won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)came in second,
Conservatives head for German election victory, exit polls say
Millions voted for a new federal government after the country's three-party coalition fell apart at the end of last year.
German election exit polls: Conservatives emerge as largest party
The far-right Alternative for Germany were the runners-up with 19.5% and coming in third were the center-left Social Democrats with 16%. However, the election of Germany's new chancellor by the Bundestag won't take place until a governing coalition has been formed.
How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
“That feeds into this whole far-right populist narrative that the mainstream parties are abandoning those areas,” Lueders ...
"Alternative for Germany" could take more votes — expert
The Alternative for Germany party, which achieved the best result in its history in the elections (20.8%), could have taken ...
What is the 'firewall' against the far-right Alternative for Germany party?
The anti-immigrant and far-right Alternative for Germany party has established itself as a significant political force in the ...
It’s a make-or-break moment for Germany’s economy. Trump’s tariffs won’t help
When German voters go to the polls Sunday, the country’s moribund economy — and promises to fix it — will be front of mind.
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The Unabashedly Provocative Youth Driving Germany’s Far Right
Supported by A new band of influencers unafraid of confrontation has helped elevate the Alternative for Germany party to second in pre-election polls. Photographs by Sergey Ponomarev Text by Adam ...
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Conservatives win Germany election, far-right in second place, exit polls show
Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading the votes with the far-right Alternative for Germany party heading towards the strongest ...
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...