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Chancellor vows to stay on for Germany’s ‘democratic future’ after latest loss to far-right AfD
Merz seeks to shore up support after CDU loses two state elections and is ejected from Mecklenburg parliament
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Merz says ‘shock’ AfD victory in key German state ‘is an election result we cannot simply move past’ – as it happened
German chancellor says vote for far-right party ‘will have repercussions’ across the country
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Far-right AfD win in Germany is ‘grave moment’ for Europe, politicians warn
Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes congratulations from Elon...
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The German town where the right has banned new ‘stumbling stones’ for Nazi victims
Heidenau council has halted the laying of Stolpersteine installed to remember individual victims of the Nazis
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Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows
Chancellor acknowledges disastrous state election results but vow to push on is likely to further alienate vot...
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Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state elections
Far-right AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and leftwing Die Linke on course for victory in Berlin
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Future of German chancellor hangs in the balance as two states go to polls
Embattled Friedrich Merz faces nervous wait while far-right Alternative für Deutschland party targets further...
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The AfD won a shock election in Germany. Elon Musk was thrilled
The billionaire and the party have developed a symbiotic relationship to spread their far-right views both in...
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The far right’s rise is a wake-up call for Europe
Letters: Benjamin Selwyn, Dr Michael Esser and William Ward on the increasing popularity of rightwing extremis...
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Firewall compromised: has Friedrich Merz blown ‘democracy’s last shot’?
Many fear chancellor is wrong man for the job at a time when Germany’s defences against far right are crumblin...