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Germany updates: Local election to test Merz coalition

Political parties will be holding final campaigns ahead of a local election in North Rhine-Westphalia. The poll is being seen locally as the first test of Friedrich Merz's coalition government. DW has ...
The Economist

Can Germany’s AfD breach the electoral firewall?

In September the German approach to the hard right will face a stern test in two state elections. The vote in Saxony-Anhalt ...
Newsday

Merz's conservatives ahead but far-right party the biggest winner in German local elections

BERLIN — Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party finished first in municipal polls in Germany's most populous state, but the biggest winner in the first electoral test since Merz's government took power was ...

She Fights Fascism in the Place Where It’s Scariest. Here’s What She Has Learned.

Yes, they call her the “TikTok queen,” but Heidi Reichinnek insists there’s a far more important secret to her success.

Reality bites as Germany begins slow creep away from pacifist idealism

Left-wing firebrand Sahra Wagenknecht takes a back seat as country debates military service and main Protestant church ...
Michael Heaver on MSNOpinion

germany's afd breakthrough in mayoral elections

Michael Heaver analyzes the AfD's gains in Germany's mayoral elections, highlighting its impact on the political landscape ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Donald Trump's return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections

Election campaign posters for (from L) the Free Democrats (FDP), the Left Party (Die Linke), the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party (Die Gruenen), and the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) ...