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German election: the results explained as Friedrich Merz comes out swinging for Europe

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD after the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won the February 23 election, topping the poll with 28.5%. Although the SPD has gone from winning the last election to a record low result of…

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Stunned SPD Turns To Supporting Role In New German Government

After a humbling election defeat for Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats (SPD), the party looked to collect itself on Monday in preparation for a potential new role as the junior partner in a conservative-led government.

International Business Times

Germany election: Merz says it’s ‘five to midnight’ for Europe

Leader of victorious conservative alliance says continent must build defence capability as US moves towards ‘America alone’ motto

The Guardian - UK

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Trump claims German election results vindicate his agenda. The winners disagree

Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one day having to say that."

Fortune

Charting the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party

The AfD doubles its vote share to 20.8 percent in weekend elections and becomes Germany’s second-largest party.

Al Jazeera

Friedrich Merz: Who is Germany’s election winner and how will he fare against AfD leader Alice Weidel?

Friedrich Merz has taken aim at the US and says Europe must stand up for itself

The Independent UK

German election: Who won, who lost and what’s next?

Christian Democrats came first. But the far right and the left were the biggest gainers.

Al Jazeera

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First Thing: Zelenskyy hails ‘three years of resistance’ on anniversary of Russian invasion

It follows Russia’s biggest ever aerial attack on Ukraine. Plus, far-right AfD doubles support in German election

The Guardian - UK

Germany has swung to the right. What does that mean for the country – and Europe? Our panel responds

Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU may have won the German election, but all eyes are on the far-right AfD after its huge gains, say Fatma Aydemir, Katja Hoyer and others

The Guardian - UK

World reacts to Merz’ German election win amid warnings on far-right surge

Global leaders congratulate conservative leader Friedrich Merz, but others focus on the success of the AfD.

Al Jazeera

Who is Friedrich Merz? Germany’s election winner

With Germany's election results in, Friedrich Merz emerges as a key figure who has promised to reshape Europe-US relations

Evening Standard

Germany’s Friedrich Merz takes swipe at Trump and calls for ‘independence from the USA’

Germany’s likely next chancellor has also questioned whether NATO will continue to exist

The Independent UK

Apple cheers Trump with $500bn US investment plan; more losses on Wall Street – as it happened

Apple has pledged to spend $500bn in US investments in the next four years, including a giant factory in Texas for artificial intelligence servers.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Merz will be Germany’s chancellor – but extremists are waiting in the wings

In today’s newsletter: The far-right AfD may have come second, but at 20% they have been held off by the performance of mainstream parties, with the CDU leader Friedrich Merz on course to be the new chancellor

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Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz calls for European 'independence from US' as he blasts Trump and Musk

Friedrich Merz says ‘intervention’ from Washington ‘no less drastic, dramatic, and ultimately no less brazen, than the intervention that we have seen from Moscow’

The Conversation

Who is Friedrich Merz, the man now most likely to lead Germany? Eight things to know

With the social democrat Olaf Scholz conceding defeat to the centre right in Germany’s election, the man most likely to be named the next chancellor will be Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz.

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Germany's Next Chancellor Calls For European Independence From US

Friedrich Merz, probable next German chancellor, emphasizes Europe's independence from the US post-election. Merz aims to strengthen Europe amidst shifting...

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The Guardian - AU

Germany: Merz says it’s ‘five to midnight’ for Europe and calls for unity following CDU/CSU election success– as it happened

Most likely next German chancellor warns against rise of far right and says he intends to form new government by Easter

Al Jazeera

Germany’s Merz calls for ‘independence’ from US as conservatives win vote

Hard-right Alternative for Germany comes second in parliamentary elections, doubling vote share from 2021.

The Conversation

Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult

Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has captured the highest proportion of votes in Germany’s election on Sunday. The celebrations could be short-lived, though, as the task of forming a government now looms.

International Business Times

German Vote Winner Merz Faces Tough Talks To Build Govt

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new coalition government, warning "the world isn't waiting for us".

Fortune

Elon Musk’s star power fails to help far-right AfD win German election

In spite of the Tesla CEO’s best efforts, the AfD performed no better than had been expected when snap elections were called.

The Independent UK

Conservatives win German election as far-right party surges to second place

Donald Trump declares conservative victory a ‘great day for Germany’ before congratulating himself

The Guardian - UK

‘Now is the time of monsters’: young Berliners despair at far-right surge

Alternative für Deutschland projected to finish second in federal election with about 20% of the vote

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