41 m. ago Germany elections live: AfD’s Weidel says she received congratulations from Elon Musk after significant far

Conservative opposition wins most votes in Germany election amid dramatic surge by far-right Alternative für Deutschland German election 2025: results in fullGuten Morgen aus Berlin,In November 2019, Freidrich Merz joined a conference of German students at Harvard.From our point of view it can get going very, very quickly. We should hold the first talks this week already, in the coming days.My impression is that there are many people in the SPD who also see that we can and should do something together, and then we will find compromises. Continue reading...

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44 m. ago Deutsche Bank boss calls for ‘fundamental reforms’ from next government, as German business confidence stagnates – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as euro rallies and DAX and MDAX indices rise in early tradingGerman election live: Merz says priority is to make Europe independent from US on defence as coalition talks to beginShares in some European weapons makers are rising in early trading too.German tank maker Rheinmetall jumped 3% at the start of trading, while in London BAE Systems are up 1.7%.‘’A dose of more certainty has been injected into European politics, with the Germany’s Conservatives winning the elections. It comes at a crucial time for the continent. Three years on from the invasion of Ukraine, high stakes deal making between the US and Russia continues, Ukraine is out in the cold and the outcome will have huge implications for security in Europe.There is a dawning realisation that European nations will have to pull together and present a more united deterrent force, and Friedrich Merz, the CDU leader, is reading from that script. He has pledged to relax...

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2 h. ago German election results 2025 – live: Friedrich Merz’s conservatives celebrate win after far

Likely new chancellor has ruled out coalition with AfD

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2 h. ago Germany: Merz calls for European ‘independence’ from US after Conservatives win election – Europe live

Donald Trump has made it clear he is ‘fairly indifferent to Europe’s fate’, says CDU leader who plans to form a coalition by EasterGerman election 2025: results in fullGuten Morgen aus Berlin,In November 2019, Freidrich Merz joined a conference of German students at Harvard.From our point of view it can get going very, very quickly. We should hold the first talks this week already, in the coming days.My impression is that there are many people in the SPD who also see that we can and should do something together, and then we will find compromises. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago German election results 2025 – live: Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives celebrate win as far right party makes record gains

Likely new chancellor has ruled out coalition with AfD

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4 h. ago German election results 2025 – live: Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives win as far right party makes big gains

Likely new chancellor has ruled out coalition with AfD

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14 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Conservatives celebrate German election win as the far right sees historic success

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, projections show.

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14 h. ago German election results 2025 – live: Trump hails ‘great day for Germany’ as Merz’s Conservatives claim victory

AfD set for strongest result ever while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in Germany’s history

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16 h. ago German election results 2025 – live: Exit poll predicts CDU win as far

AfD set for record result while incumbent chancellor’s SPD on track for worst-ever outcome in fourth snap election in Germany’s history

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17 h. ago German election live: Conservatives projected to win and far

Exit polls show CDU/CSU as largest party with about 29%, with Alternative für Deutschland on about 20%German election 2025: results in full – liveOpinion is divided as Germany faces what some describe as the “most important election in their lifetime”. The country is expected to shift to the right as Friedrich Merz is in pole position to become Germany’s next chancellor, while far-right party AfD could become the second most powerful party.So earlier today I asked voters at a polling station in central Berlin what they expected from the election and what they wanted the next chancellor to focus on. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago German election 2025 live updates: Exit poll expected soon with all eyes on far

Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history

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20 h. ago German election live: voters head to polls amid fears over Ukraine security, Trump and rise of far right

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz could unseat chancellor Olaf Scholz but threat of gains by far-right AfD looms largeBerlin correspondentIn the run-up to today’s vote, the Guardian’s Kate Connolly travelled more than 850 miles on trains across Germany to hear what its citizens have to say about the state of their nation. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago German election 2025 live updates: Polls open as Europe and US watch on in pivotal vote

Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history

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24 h. ago German election 2025 live updates: Voting begins after final poll predicts large gains for AfD

Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history

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6 d. ago ‘The lurch to the right scares me’: could the left surprise in German election?

Amid Elon Musk’s meddling on behalf of the AfD, the Linke is gaining strong support from women and young votersAs the world’s richest person meddles at will on behalf of the far right in the German election campaign, a leftist party calling for taxing billionaires out of existence has risen from the ashes in the race’s final stretch.The far-left Linke, successor to the East German communists who built the Berlin Wall and just months ago on life support after an internal schism, has had a surprise resurgence before the 23 February poll. Continue reading...

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