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Germany politics
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3 days agoHas Europe's center-right started relying on the far right?
Europe's center-right EPP party is increasingly coordinating with far-right groups to secure legislative majorities, signaling a structural shift away from traditional democratic firewalls against extremism.
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Germany politics
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1 week agoThe Guardian view on a green wake-up call for Friedrich Merz: Europe's political centre loses its way again | Editorial
Baden-Württemberg's Green victory signals centrist government alienation amid economic crises and far-right gains, reflecting broader European political polarization.
Germany politics
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1 week agoGermany: Chancellor Merz downplays a state election defeat
The Green Party unexpectedly won Baden-Württemberg's regional election despite 70% voter dissatisfaction with federal government policies, with Cem Özdemir becoming the first state premier with non-German-born parents.
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1 week agoGermany news: Cuts planned for asylum counseling reports
German Interior Minister Dobrindt plans to cut funding for independent asylum counseling services, drawing criticism from civil society organizations and opposition parties who argue such services are essential safeguards for vulnerable asylum seekers.
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1 week agoMerz's party stumbles into a year of German state elections with a narrow defeat
Chancellor Merz's CDU party suffered a narrow defeat in Baden-Württemberg's state election, losing to the environmentalist Greens who achieved an unexpected victory in this traditionally conservative industrial region.
Germany politics
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1 week agoMerz's party stumbles into a year of German state elections with a narrow defeat
Chancellor Merz's CDU party suffered a narrow defeat in Baden-Württemberg's state election, losing to the environmentalist Greens who achieved an unexpected victory in this traditionally conservative industrial region.
Germany politics
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1 month agoState elections spell doom for Germany's oldest party
The SPD, Germany's oldest political party, has collapsed to historic lows, achieving only 5.5% in Baden-Württemberg elections, as traditional working-class voters shift to the AfD and Left Party due to the party's failure to represent economically disadvantaged populations.
Germany politics
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2 weeks agoWill Trump's Middle East war also engulf Friedrich Merz?
German Chancellor Merz navigated delicate diplomacy in Washington, balancing European interests against Trump's unpredictable Iran military actions while managing economic fallout affecting Europe.
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2 weeks agoFlorence Gaub, NATO's futurist': You can slide into a world war even if nobody wants it'
This war has been brewing since at least the early 2000s, when the Iranian nuclear program was first discovered. When the source of a conflict is not resolved and material capability coincides with the will to act, war is always just a matter of time.
Germany politics
Germany politics
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2 weeks agoMerzsplaining: the chancellor's overconfidence is unpopular in Germany. But could it be what Europe needs? | Joseph de Weck
Friedrich Merz's verbose, confident speaking style contrasts sharply with German political tradition favoring restraint, and his overconfidence frequently undermines his credibility through factual errors and contradictions.
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1 month agoMerkel returns as party seeks reform: CDU conference begins
"Bound by responsibility" is the motto of the upcoming Christian Democratic Union (CDU) federal party conference in Stuttgart, set to take place February 20 and 21. It is the first large meeting of the conservative party since its leader Friedrich Merzbecame German chancellor in May 2025 and the Union parties of the CDU and their Bavarian counterparts the Christian Social Union (CSU) once again led Germany's federal government.
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