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Anti-AfD protests sweep Germany as far right closes in on two more states

Alarm that Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may fall next after party’s Saxony-Anhalt election victory

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trade dispute escalates as new Canadian tariffs on US goods come into effect

Stalemate between two nations leads to tit-for-tat measures on wide range of imports

The Guardian - UK

AfD surge in Germany exposes deep divisions on the Italian right

A landslide win for Germany's AfD has forced Italy's right-wing leaders into the open, revealing sharply different views on Russia, Ukraine and how far the political mainstream should go in engaging with Europe's rising far right.

Euronews

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Merz has done 'very poorly' on communication, says former spokesman for the German government Béla Anda

Béla Anda, chief spokesman for the federal government under Gerhard Schröder, says it will be “very hard” for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to regain control after the AfD’s landslide victory in regional elections.

Euronews

Chancellor Friedrich Merz: The sick man of Germany?

Good morning. Angela Skujins here, penning this newsletter, where an election in the German region of Saxony-Anhalt — an area unknown to many before Monday — is serving as a dark omen for the country’s embattled leader, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

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‘It breaks my heart’: far-right’s big election victory sparks dismay in German state capital

Fears expressed for immigrants and for country’s future after AfD vote hits historic high in Saxony-Anhalt

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Europe Today: AfD's win piles pressure on Merz as Ukraine scrambles to fund the war

Chancellor Merz faces growing pressure a day after the AfD's historic win in Saxony-Anhalt. Ukraine, meanwhile, faces a mounting economic challenge to keep funding its war against Russia, and in Serbia, thousands attended Ratko Mladić's pompous funeral yesterday

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Tuesday briefing: What happens next after Germany’s far-right breakthrough?

In today’s newsletter: The AfD’s local election triumph has shocked Europe, and raised questions about how to counter the rising far right

The Guardian - UK

The ‘core’ of One Nation’s super proposal is sound, says former Grattan Institute chief John Daley

Former head of the Grattan Institute John Daley has backed “the core” of One Nation’s controversial superannuation plan to allow people to withdraw part of their future contributions.

The Conversation

Friedrich Merz is now on borrowed time. But that’s not why the AfD’s triumph is seismic

The anti-fascist consensus about our Nazi past is fundamental to German democracy. But that, shockingly, is being shattered, says Jörg Lau, an international correspondent for the German weekly Die Zeit

The Guardian - UK

Who Is Alice Weidel? Lesbian AfD Leader Lives With Her Family in Switzerland as Party Opposing Gay Adoption Wins Saxony-Anhalt

The AfD's historic win in Saxony-Anhalt highlights the contradictions in co-leader Alice Weidel's life, as her personal choices clash with the party's traditional values.

International Business Times UK

Volkswagen's Osnabrück plant to switch from cars to defence

Crisis-hit Volkswagen has struck a preliminary deal to sell its Osnabrück plant in Lower Saxony to the state government and Israeli investor Aurelius Capital. From mid-2027, the iconic factory is expected to start producing equipment for Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, the company behind the Iron Dome missile defence system. But…

France 24

Morning Mail: Labor group’s alarm at US military in Australia; food price warnings amid El Niño; and Radiohead return

Labor Against War reacts to US military’s presence in Australia; El Niño could push up food prices for Australian families; alarm at far-right win in German state election

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The West’s firewall against the far right is going up in smoke

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: To tackle the frightening shift to the anti-migrant right the centre must do more to show it can be firm but fair on protecting Britain’s borders

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The Guardian - UK

German chancellor vows to stay in office despite AfD triumph in state election

Friedrich Merz said his conservative CDU was shaken ‘to its very foundations’ after far-right victory in Saxony-Anhalt

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the far right’s real weapon: it is the politics of powerlessness

Editorial: From Dover to Saxony-Anhalt, extremists thrive when voters believe established parties can no longer deliver security, prosperity or meaningful change

Euronews

AfD victory exposes divisions in France’s far-right as National Rally stays silent

France’s far-right responded in markedly different ways to the AfD’s sweeping victory in Germany’s regional elections, with the National Rally (RN) maintaining a conspicuous silence on Monday while Éric Zemmour’s Reconquête openly celebrated the result.

The Economic Times

European shares subdued as surging crude sharpens focus on ECB rate path

European shares closed largely flat as higher oil prices and renewed US-Iran tensions raised inflation concerns, offsetting stronger euro zone economic data. Energy stocks gained, while Novartis fell after its cholesterol drug failed a key study. Investors also raised bets on further ECB rate hikes, including a possible December move.

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German Chancellor Merz ‘shocked’ as Elon Musk-championed hard-right party scores historic victory. He immediately calls for ‘deep reforms’

“We must defend our freedom.”

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s centre fears nationalist wave after AfD victory but only has itself to blame

Saxony-Anhalt win part of wider trend driven by mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of far right ideas

Radio France Internationale

Merz ‘deeply shocked’ as far-right victory tests Germany’s political firewall

The fallout from the AfD’s landslide in Saxony-Anhalt is testing Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s reform agenda, Germany’s support for Ukraine and the political firewall designed to keep the far-right out of power.

The Independent UK

Why the AfD’s German triumph is a win for Putin – and leaves Ukraine exposed

ANALYSIS: The AfD and the Trump administration, with its special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are bound into a commercial friendship run out of the Kremlin by one man, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Euronews

Merz 'deeply shocked' after major AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt

Speaking in Berlin on Monday, the German chancellor said he saw a society "longing for disruption" and "fundamental change."

The Times of India

Shifting right? What AfD's victory in Germany means for Europe, Russia & US

Germany's AfD achieved significant electoral gains, signaling a potential rightward shift across Europe. This development challenges established political norms and impacts international alliances. Mainstream parties may adopt tougher stances on immigration and national sovereignty. The rise of the right presents varied approaches to Russia and Ukraine. This evolving political landscape…

The Guardian - UK

Why is the far-right AfD’s state victory significant and what might happen next in German politics?

Aftershocks of party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt will ripple across Germany, with two more state elections this month

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