Friedrich Merz wins Germany’s election. But forming a coalition will be hard
As COUNTING ended in Germany’s election, three things were clear. The first is that the opposition conservative Christian Dem...
Friedrich Merz German elections
Germans voted for a change of leadership on Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservati...
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Germans voted for a change of leadership on Sunday, with historically reliable exit polls from a parliamentary election showi...
Friedrich Merz wins a messy victory. But can he now rule Germany?
THREE THINGS were immediately clear when the exit polls in Germany’s election dropped at 6pm on February 23rd. The first was ...
Germany Election Votes Are Cast. What Happens Now?
Now that the votes are cast, the real work in Berlin can begin. While reconstituting parliament is relatively easy and must b...
Monday Briefing:Conservatives Near Victory in Germany
The conservative Christian Democrats appeared to be on the cusp of victory in Germany’s parliamentary elections yesterday , ...
Why the Far-Right AfD Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government
Germany’s next government will almost certainly be a coalition of multiple political parties, to form a majority in Parliamen...
Catch up:CDU/CSU lead German exit polls; Zelensky’s plea for NATO membership
The centre-right Christian Democratic alliance, led by Friedrich Merz, won 29% of the vote in Germany’s election, according t...
Who Is Friedrich Merz, the Man Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor?
Friedrich Merz, the man favored by early exit polls to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections on Sunday, is a conserv...
Expanding West Bank Campaign, Israel Sends Tanks for First Time in Decades
Israel announced on Sunday that it was expanding its weekslong military operation against armed Palestinian groups in the occ...