After Far-Right Triumph, Merz Faces Narrow Path to Save His Government

The state election result could lead to a debate over the future of the firewall that has kept the Alternative for Germany ...

Germany's Merz 'deeply shocked' as far-right AfD wins in Saxony-Anhalt

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he was "deeply shocked" after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) scored a resounding victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The far-right party ...

Saxony-Anhalt election results: 'Deeply shocked' Merz warns far-right state win will have international impact

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns a far-right state election win will have a global impact. The AfD's win is beyond the ...
RTÉ Ireland

Merz 'shaken' at AfD result, rules out working with them

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will huddle with his CDU party to discuss and digest their thumping defeat at the hands of ...

Germany’s far-right earthquake leaves Merz reeling with ‘existential shock’

Sunday’s landslide for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt – almost 44 per cent ...

Saxony-Anhalt election delivers a blow to Merz and a warning to Europe

The far-right AfD's triumph in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt marks a defeat for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and sends a warning to other European leaders battling the same mixture of slow ...
Politico Europe

Merz to skip Macron’s space summit

Merz is set to meet with with European Council President António Costa and speak at the Bundestag on Wednesday, while on ...

Merz Pledges Consequences After Rout by Germany’s Far Right

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government will have to learn the lessons from an overwhelming victory by the far ...