Friedrich Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
Friedrich Merz – leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) – is set to become Germany’s…
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New German leader signals seismic shift in transatlantic relations
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting, didn’twait for the final results of his country’s…
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Will the far right be the second largest party? Everything you need to know about Germany’s elections
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his government face being voted out of office next week, as Germany heads…
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Is Germany turning to the far-right? Inside the country’s battle for power
A battle for power is raging in Germany. For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right…
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Car ramming comes as migration at forefront of German elections
Given the profile of the man accused in the suspected car-ramming attack in Munich, the incident will…
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Germany’s once-mighty car industry is in crisis. What will it take to fix it?
For decades, car-making has been the jewel in Germany’s industrial crown, a powerful symbol of…
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Why more young men in Germany are turning to the far-right
“What my parents taught me is that they used to live in peace and calm, without having to have…
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Merkel criticises her party leader after far-right vote
Germany’s former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised her own party leader for passing a motion…
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Far-right vote on asylum rocks German parliament
Germany’s parliament descended into heckles and recriminations on Wednesday after a “firewall”…
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Survivors of Auschwitz deliver warning from history as memories die out
Their numbers are dwindling but the voices of the Auschwitz survivors remain powerful. “We were…
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