Associated Press15d
Germany extends border controls by 6 months as election rivals focus on migration ahead of poll
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. German police officers stand at a bridge over the river Rhine at the border between Germany and France in ...
The New York Times5d
Firewall? Why the Far Right Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government
By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Germany’s next government will almost certainly be a coalition of multiple political parties, to form a majority in Parliament. But one party will almost ...
The New York Times8d
The Far Right Is Rising in the Land of ‘Never Again’
Mr. Böhmermann is a German satirist and a comedian. Germany is a world champion at confronting its own history. Through memorial after memorial, the country has attempted to atone for its ...
Fox News4d
Conservative candidate pulls ahead in German election, according to early exit polls
In Germany’s national election on Sunday, center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory after exit polls showed his bloc in the lead. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading ...
Fox News4d
Trump celebrates conservative party win in Germany
President Donald Trump celebrated on Sunday after German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory in a national election, ousting Social Democrat incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
The Irish Times4d
German elections: ‘A bad feeling is growing’ as country looks for bridge to better future
It was empty and no one was injured but, this week, sensors were triggered on the surviving half of the East German-era reinforced concrete bridge from 1971. Its collapse may be imminent and ...
CNN6d
Germany is holding a national election. Here’s what’s at stake
Voting opened Sunday in a German general election that opinion polls suggest will bring a new chancellor and a new governing coalition. The country’s elections are often a little dry and ...
Global News5d
Germany election contenders make final pitches ahead of critical vote
1:25 Far-right looks for breakthrough as Germans prepare to head to polls The contenders in Germany’s election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front ...
Yahoo Finance11d
Germany at particular risk from US tariffs, Bundesbank warns
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany is particularly vulnerable to U.S. trade tariffs, which could curb growth for years to come and hold back an economy already suffering through two straight years of ...
CNN6d
It’s a make-or-break moment for Germany’s economy. Trump’s tariffs won’t help
When German voters go to the polls Sunday, the country’s moribund economy — and promises to fix it — will be front of mind. But Donald Trump’s looming import tariffs will make that ...
Reuters7d
Germany set for tricky coalition building, poll shows ahead of election
Germany to hold a national election on Feb. 23 Conservatives lead polls, far-right AfD in second place One of last polls before vote shows AfD gaining ground Would make it even harder for other ...
The Nation8d
Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election
In the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s firewall against the far right is beginning to crack. Berlin ...