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Germany: Chancellor Merz downplays a state election defeat

The Green Party unexpectedly won Baden-Württemberg's regional election despite 70% voter dissatisfaction with federal government policies, with Cem Özdemir becoming the first state premier with non-German-born parents.

German state election a test for chancellor Friedrich Merz

The CDU seeks to win Baden-Württemberg's regional election Sunday against the Greens and counter the far-right AfD's rising influence across Germany.

Germany news: Merz's CDU, Greens in tight race in state poll

Baden-Württemberg voters decide between CDU and Greens in a tight race, with the far-right AfD expected to significantly increase its support from 2021 levels.

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Germany news: Greens lead Merz's CDU in critical state poll

German state election poses key test for Chancellor Merz

German Chancellor Merz's CDU faces a critical regional election in Baden-Wuerttemberg to regain first place from the Greens and counter the far-right AfD's rising influence.

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Germany news: State election set to test Merz's popularity

Baden-Württemberg's regional election tests CDU Chancellor Merz's popularity and measures far-right AfD strength amid German economic concerns about rising living costs and insufficient savings.

6 hours ago

Germany: Chancellor Merz downplays a state election defeat

German state election a test for chancellor Friedrich Merz

The CDU seeks to win Baden-Württemberg's regional election Sunday against the Greens and counter the far-right AfD's rising influence across Germany.

Germany news: Merz's CDU, Greens in tight race in state poll

Baden-Württemberg voters decide between CDU and Greens in a tight race, with the far-right AfD expected to significantly increase its support from 2021 levels.

Germany news: Greens lead Merz's CDU in critical state poll

Baden-Württemberg's regional election results show the Greens winning with 32%, the CDU at 29%, and the AfD at 17.5%, marking the first of five German regional elections in 2026.

German state election poses key test for Chancellor Merz

German Chancellor Merz's CDU faces a critical regional election in Baden-Wuerttemberg to regain first place from the Greens and counter the far-right AfD's rising influence.

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2 days ago

Germany news: State election set to test Merz's popularity

Baden-Württemberg's regional election tests CDU Chancellor Merz's popularity and measures far-right AfD strength amid German economic concerns about rising living costs and insufficient savings.

2 weeks ago

State elections spell doom for Germany's oldest party

The SPD, Germany's oldest political party, has collapsed to historic lows, achieving only 5.5% in Baden-Württemberg elections, as traditional working-class voters shift to the AfD and Left Party due to the party's failure to represent economically disadvantaged populations.

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Germany: AfD marks success in state election

The AfD achieved 18.8% in Baden-Württemberg, its best western German result, demonstrating the far-right party's establishment across all German society including wealthy regions.

2 days ago

Iran, Germany and the end of the rules-based order

German Chancellor Merz avoids publicly criticizing US-Israeli military actions that breach international law, prioritizing transatlantic relations over legal principles.

4 days ago

Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock bloodlust'

Germany's parliament passed legislation allowing wolf hunting to address growing populations and livestock attacks, with voting split along political lines.

5 days ago

Trump berates Spain, Merz listens

Trump praised German Chancellor Merz as an excellent leader while accepting Germany's refusal to deploy troops in Middle East conflicts, though tensions remain over EU tariff policy and Ukraine support.

5 days ago

Will Trump's Middle East war also engulf Friedrich Merz?

German Chancellor Merz navigated delicate diplomacy in Washington, balancing European interests against Trump's unpredictable Iran military actions while managing economic fallout affecting Europe.

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6 days ago

Florence Gaub, NATO's futurist': You can slide into a world war even if nobody wants it'

This war has been brewing since at least the early 2000s, when the Iranian nuclear program was first discovered. When the source of a conflict is not resolved and material capability coincides with the will to act, war is always just a matter of time.

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Merzsplaining: the chancellor's overconfidence is unpopular in Germany. But could it be what Europe needs? | Joseph de Weck

Friedrich Merz's verbose, confident speaking style contrasts sharply with German political tradition favoring restraint, and his overconfidence frequently undermines his credibility through factual errors and contradictions.

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How the CDU aims to tighten Germany's citizenship rules in 2026

Germany's CDU party aims to tighten citizenship laws by reinstating an eight-year residency requirement, reversing 2024 reforms that reduced it to five years.

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German court rules intelligence service may not label AfD 'extremist' for now

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German intelligence must pause extremist label for AfD

Germany politics

German court rules intelligence service may not label AfD 'extremist' for now

Germany politics

German intelligence must pause extremist label for AfD

Will Germany elect a woman as head of state?

Germany's center-left SPD and Greens campaign for a woman to succeed President Steinmeier, which would be historic as all twelve post-WWII German presidents have been men.

2 weeks ago

Merkel returns as party seeks reform: CDU conference begins

"Bound by responsibility" is the motto of the upcoming Christian Democratic Union (CDU) federal party conference in Stuttgart, set to take place February 20 and 21. It is the first large meeting of the conservative party since its leader Friedrich Merzbecame German chancellor in May 2025 and the Union parties of the CDU and their Bavarian counterparts the Christian Social Union (CSU) once again led Germany's federal government.