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German AfD party sues

Germany's AfD Party Looks to Capitalize on Shock Vote

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to become the country's leader.

Reuters on MSN · 14h

Germany's Merz says ban on far-right AfD won't solve problem

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not end the groundswell of support for it, noting it was key instead to fight the causes.

Bloomberg · 2d

Germany’s AfD Party Challenges Agency’s ‘Extremist’ Label

Germany’s main opposition party Alternative for Germany challenged a ruling by the nation’s domestic intelligence agency that classified it as a right-wing extremist movement.

German election winner Friedrich Merz becomes chancellor

The New York Sun · 39m

Friedrich Merz, After Acceding to Chancellor of Germany on a Second Vote, Has To Deal With Resurgent Right

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’

Reuters on MSN · 19h

Merz's fumbled chancellor vote is big win for Germany's far right

Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the far-right AfD, which just days ago was reeling from being officially labelled an extremist threat to democracy.

The Washington Post on MSN · 16h

Germany’s Friedrich Merz named chancellor after parliamentary setback

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

Germany’s New Leader Has a Tough Job. It Just Got Tougher.

Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from ...

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AfD Tells Merz to Resign, Call New Election After He Loses Key Vote

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz narrowly lost a vote in the Bundestag to become the next chancellor in an unexpected setback that plunges the country into political uncertainty. Shane ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)12h

As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a ...

The Washington Post5d

Germany designates rising far-right AfD party as ‘extremist’ group

BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy ...

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Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz stunned after losing secret leadership election — a post-World War II first

At least a dozen members of Merz’s proposed coalition failed to back him in the first vote on Tuesday — despite his coalition ...

15h

Germany Gets a New Chancellor, in Unexpectedly Dramatic Fashion

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

18h

Far-right call for Germany to deport Syrian refugees after fall of Assad regime

The far-right Alternative for Germany party maintains that asylum should only be a temporary solution – and wants Syrians to ...

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