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 ...
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Germany's Leader-in-Waiting Vows 'Independence' From US
President Trump congratulated Fredrich Merz—and himself—after Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union prevailed in ...
Europe looks to Merz to reboot German power in crisis times
The German electorate has boosted conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive ...
What Trump's Recent Ukraine Statements Ignore About The Reality On The Ground
The U.S. president's current approach to the conflict suggests he underestimates America's interest in supporting Kyiv.
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German election: Merz faces tough talks as far-right make gains
All three parties in the former governing coalition lost seats, with the centre-left Social Democrats falling to 120 seats, the Greens to 85 and the Liberal Party losing all its seats. While the Left ...
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Shifting alliances: The implications of incoming German Chancellor Merz’s nuclear deterrent proposal on European security
Europe has been rattled by hostile remarks by US Vice-President JD Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and threats that Europe could no longer count on US military support if attacked.
As Germany Moves Right, Migrants Grapple With Uncertainty And Hope
Mohammad Azmouz, a Syrian barber living in Berlin, said casting his first ever vote on Sunday at the age of 57 was an ...
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Germany’s election victor must ditch its debt rules—fast
F RIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in Sunday’s elections to issue a ...