Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting prioritizes ‘real’ independence from the US − but what does that mean and is it achievable?
Germany’s new conservative leader looks to ‘achieve independence’ from US
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Germany’s Merz calls for ‘independence’ from US as conservatives win vote
Germany's conservatives aim sharp words at Washington after beating far-right in elections
Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place
Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest
Germany's election won by conservatives, and far-right AfD party surges, official results show
Who is Friedrich Merz, the German election winner warning Europe about Trump?
Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz calls for European 'independence from US' as he blasts Trump and Musk
Friedrich Merz says ‘intervention’ from Washington ‘no less drastic, dramatic, and ultimately no less brazen, than the intervention that we have seen from Moscow’
What the German election result means for Europe
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Germany, dodging a bullet, now faces a hostile U.S.
Germans have given establishment parties one last chance. Right-wing populists wait on the sidelines. PARIS — The good news from Germany’s elections on Sunday is that voters in the world’s No. 3 economy don’t give a fig what Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk think about their country’s politics.
Germany’s likely next chancellor warns Nato could soon be dead
Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, has warned Nato could be finished and Europe must prepare to build an alliance “independent” from the US.
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The man poised to become Germany's next chancellor accused President Trump of being indifferent to Europe’s plight and blasted Washington’s interference in the general election. Friedrich Merz has begun work at trying to forge a governing coalition,
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