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Conservative Merz Leads Germany's Turbulent Election Race

When Germans vote on Sunday, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a bitterly fought campaign roiled by the rise of the AfD, a far-right party vocally backed by Team Trump.

International Business Times

‘There is fear of what lies ahead’: Germans divided as snap election looms

Voters share which party they are backing on key issues from immigration to economic stagnation amid a fractured political landscape

The Guardian - UK

German parliament rejects immigration bill backed by far right

Plan to tighten migration policy was brought by the opposition leader Friedrich Merz with the help of AfD

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Merkel Slams Successor Over Far-right Support On Immigration Bill

Germany's ex-chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in Thursday on a controversy flaring ahead of February elections, slamming her party successor for relying on far-right support on the flashpoint issue of immigration.

International Business Times

Ukraine war briefing: Hitler wanted to kill me – don’t let Putin, says Ukrainian Holocaust survivor

Roman Schwarzman, 88, tells German MPs that Russia is perpetrating ‘another war of extermination’; more Ukrainian strikes damage Russian oil targets. What we know on day 1,072

The Guardian - AU

Germany’s election: who are the key players and what is at stake?

Conservative parties and far-right AfD lead in polls, with CDU’s Friedrich Merz likely to become chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Austria’s ‘firewall’ against the far right collapsed. Could the unthinkable happen in Germany too?

Events in Vienna are forcing Germany’s bickering mainstream parties to rally together. But the AfD could yet outflank the centre

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Outrage as Elon Musk claims ‘only AfD can save Germany’

German health minister calls US billionaire’s intervention weeks before election ‘undignified and problematic’

The Guardian - UK

Under-fire Scholz To Trigger German Elections With Confidence Vote

Germany's embattled centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz traded angry blows with his top rival ahead of a parliament vote Monday that was expected to trigger the process towards February 23 elections.

International Business Times

German Chancellor Scholz loses no confidence vote ahead of February elections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday lost a confidence vote in parliament, paving the way for an early general election on 23 February. Scholz had been expected to lose the vote after his three-way coalition fell apart last month.

Radio France Internationale

German Campaigners Demand Abortion Be Fully Legalised

German campaigners are pushing for reform to remove legal hurdles for women seeking an abortion, with emotions running high on the issue as the country heads for early elections.

International Business Times

Scholz to lead SPD into snap German election after Pistorius withdraws

The Guardian - UK

From far-right gains to the economy: What’s at stake in Germany’s election?

Germans will head to the polls early next year after the coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapsed.

Al Jazeera

Free Democrats reportedly planned German coalition exit weeks before final split

Pro-business party internally referred to its plans as ‘D-day’

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German Greens' Robert Habeck To Lead Bruised Party Into Elections

Germany's Greens have been environmental trailblazers but their top candidate, Robert Habeck, goes into snap national elections bruised by three stormy years in government that ended in a political crisis.

The Guardian - UK

German opposition leader plans climate action reverse and immigration controls as Scholz paves way for election – as it happened

German chancellor confirms vote of confidence date, giving path to 23 February election, as Friedrich Merz attempts to create distance between parties

Al Jazeera

Germany set for snap elections in February

After collapse of governing coalition, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier backs timeline for February 23 vote.

International Business Times

Crisis-hit Germany Headed For February 23 Snap Election

Germany, mired in political crisis, is headed for February 23 elections, the main parties agreed Tuesday, aiming to form a stable government after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition collapsed last week.

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The Guardian - UK

Germany to hold snap election on 23 February

President approves date agreed by leading Social Democrats and opposition conservatives

The Conversation

Germany set for snap election following collapse of Olaf Scholz’s coalition

Germany is expected to hold a snap election in February after Chancellor Olaf Scholz reportedly agreed a deal with opposition politicians for an early vote.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Germany’s collapsed coalition: politics in the shadow of Donald Trump

Editorial: A snap election triggered by Olaf Scholz will be crucial in shaping Europe’s response to last week’s events in the US

The Guardian - UK

The collapse of Germany’s government will delight Trump – and his European friends

The German dream of centrist, stable government has been dashed by geopolitical forces and the cult of balanced budgets, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Al Jazeera

German opposition hits out at Scholz for delaying confidence vote

Conservative leader wants confidence vote now, triggering January election, as poll shows over half of Germans agree.

The Guardian - UK

Fiscal policy was a squabble too far for German coalition’s odd throuple

At times it felt like the three parties thought they were governing three completely different countries

The Independent UK

Pressure piles on Germany’s Scholz to hold quick elections after coalition collapses

The political breakdown follows sacking of the finance minister

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