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A Tricky Challenge for Germany’s New Government: a Far-Right Opposition
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...
Germany’s center-right Union bloc and center-left Social Democrats formally sign coalition agreement
Representatives for Germany's center-right Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats on Monday formally signed a ...
Germany’s Friedrich Merz named chancellor after parliamentary setback
Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...
What to Know About the Formation of Germany’s New Government
Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, became Germany’s next chancellor after a surprising setback in parliament ...
Germany’s conservative establishment warns Trump officials to ‘stop meddling’ in country’s politics
Merz was elected chancellor Tuesday during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.
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Germany’s Social Democrats unveil majority-female ministerial team
The centre-left party will send four women and three men to the cabinet of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Merz to be elected chancellor
The party of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholtz ... with 328 of the Bundestag’s 630 seats. The Union and Social Democrats have governed Germany together before: once in the 1960s, and then in ...
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Boris Pistorius, party soldier in charge of Germany's defence
Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius -- who has led the push to make the military "ready for war" so it doesn't have to ...