As far-right AfD wins big in east, Germany is still voting along Cold War lines
Even though the eastern and western parts of Germany were reunified into the single sovereign nation of Germany in 1990, the ...
German elections: CDU’s Merz looks set to be next chancellor as far-right AfD surges
Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...
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 ...
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A far-right party saw a historic surge in support in Germany's election. Here's what to know
In the 2017 national election, it won 12.6% of the vote to take seats in the German parliament for the first time. After returning to parliament in 2021 with reduced support of 10.3%, AfD picked ...
The Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election
The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to ...
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 ...
German Election Tilts the Country to the Political Right
Far-right gains and a ‘sharper and edgier’ chancellor are among the takeaways from the country’s contest, an expert says.
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‘Devastating’: What Germany’s election results mean for Jews
Germany’s AfD party placed second in the 2025 election, fueled by immigration fears, despite its association with neo-Nazis.