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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 ...

Giving up 'not an option' for Germany's Merz after big AfD victory

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he will not give up after the resounding victory for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The far-right party won a ...

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 ...

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 ...
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 ...

‘Most severe defeat in decades’: Merz concedes CDU rout, vows to press ahead with reforms

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledged the CDU’s crushing defeat in Saxony-Anhalt as the AfD surged to nearly 44% of ...
Euractiv

Merz's day of reckoning after a devastating defeat in Saxony-Anhalt

BERLIN – The day after his Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered a devastating defeat in Saxony-Anhalt, Friedrich Merz appeared ...

Merz’s immigration plan to head off the AfD

Germany’s ruling conservative party is drawing up plans to overhaul the country’s liberal citizenship laws to fight back ...