Friedrich Merz challenges Ursula von der Leyen for Europe’s crown – POLITICO
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Does Merz have what it takes? – POLITICO
Scholz had his moment in February 2022. His Zeitenwende (turning point) speech, delivered just a few days after…
Scholz and Merz face toughest critics yet: Germany’s kids – POLITICO
Scholz, pressed on the collapse of his coalition government — a three-party alliance that had struggled with internal…
Thousands across Germany protest against CDU and AfD and far-right policy
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Germany to protest against the CDU’s migration policy…
What is going on in Germany’s election? – POLITICO
Trump-backing tech billionaire Elon Musk has thrown his weight behind the AfD, recently interviewing Weidel on his X…
Germany’s far right crashes through the firewall – POLITICO
“We will introduce them independently of who approves them,” Merz said — a statement that was taken to…
German Green chief warns conservatives not to strike migration deal with far right – POLITICO
The economy minister and Green Party chancellor candidate says Germany could follow Austria’s far-right path, as the CDU…
Germany’s Scholz lashes out at Musk’s ‘disgusting’ interventions in Europe – POLITICO
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Germany’s Trump problem – POLITICO
In 2019, one Germany’s leading policymakers Thomas Bagger laid all this out in an essay detailing the consequences…
AfD on track to win a third of Germany
With less than six weeks to go until voters head to the polls, the snap federal election campaign…
Austria’s Kickl brings Europe’s anti-populist firewall crashing down – POLITICO
Manfred Weber, president of the center-right European People’s Party to which von der Leyen belongs, had previously said…
Germany’s far right seeks electoral legitimacy from Trump administration – POLITICO
Embracing extremism Just a year ago, things weren’t looking so rosy for the AfD. Last January, outraged Germans…