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Germany: Merz vows to "push on despite setbacks"

German voters have delivered a fresh setback to Chancellor Friedrich Merz in two key regional elections.

France 24 · Sep 20

Exit polls show Merz’s party suffering heavy losses in 2 German state elections

Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union is projected to fall to 5.5% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. That would be its worst result there since World War II. The CDU is projected to come in second with 20%, behind the Left party at 24.5%, according to the exit poll by public broadcaster ARD

Euronews · Sep 20

Germans head to the polls in state elections as pressure mounts on Merz

The AfD comes into Sunday's vote fresh off the back of its election success in Saxony-Anhalt earlier this month and will be hoping for further gains.

Euronews · Sep 20

The AfD is surging and Berlin is going to the polls. Could the ‘City of Freedom’ fall to the far right?

IN FOCUS: After success in Saxony-Anhalt, the far-right AfD has trained its sights on state elections in the German capital of Berlin. In one of the world’s most liberal cities, the party is just four points off the lead in the polls. Alex Croft reports

The Independent UK · Sep 19

Merz cancels UN visit after AfD election win puts his leadership on the ropes

German chancellor gets support from state leaders but further far-right gains this weekend could spell the end

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

How Germany’s far-right AfD is courting the voters it promises to deport

On September 6, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, more than double the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)‘s 17.2%. Turnout was 77.8%, the highest in the state’s history of free elections. The party campaigned on a platform that included a deportation and…

The Conversation · Sep 14

‘This is our home’: German minorities defy far-right AfD’s culture of fear after election win

IN FOCUS: The AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt has sent shockwaves through Germany and Europe as far-right parties continue to rise across the continent. Intense hostility has left migrants and minorities in fear of attacks and abuse, Alex Croft reports

The Independent UK · Sep 13

Tens of thousands protest against far-right AfD party in Germany

About 150,000 demonstrators took to the streets in around 20 cities across Germany on Saturday against the far-right AfD, after the party scored a crushing victory in a state election last week. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) topped the vote in the eastern region of Saxony-Anhalt, and is now seeking…

France 24 · Sep 12

Firewall compromised: has Friedrich Merz blown ‘democracy’s last shot’?

Many fear chancellor is wrong man for the job at a time when Germany’s defences against far right are crumbling

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12

"Everything happening in Europe is result of systemic mistakes by the West": Putin on rise of 'Alternative for Germany'

Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Western systemic mistakes for current European challenges. The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to first place in Saxony-Anhalt elections. This historic win marks the first time a far-right party topped a state election since World War II. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged some past…

The Economic Times · Sep 12