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Germany's conservative election turn points to 'Trump effect internationally,' expert says

President Donald Trump's successful runs that prioritized halting illegal immigration have had an effect on international elections in places such as Germany and Italy.

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Germany’s Merz lashes out at Trump’s US while trying to form coalition

Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.

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Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to lead Germany after its election?

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Germany's resurgent Left Party will vote against defence fund, says leader

Germany's Left Party will vote against a special fund for increased military spending in the next legislature, party leader Ines Schwerdtner said on Tuesday.

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Analysis-Resurgence of Germany’s Left Exposes Fragmented, Polarised Electorate

German The Left (Die Linke) party leader Heidi Reichinnek speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag, after Christian Democratic Party (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz succeeded in getting a motion passed in parliament that calls for a migration crackdown,

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How Germany's Left Party made its big election comeback

The shooting star of the 2025 election was undoubtedly the Left Party. shouted Left Party co-leader Jan van Aken to the cheering crowd at the election party in Berlin as the projected election results rolled in.

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Wary of Trump, Germany's Merz warns it's 'five minutes to midnight for Europe'

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged ...

Far-right AfD surge is warning for Germany's other parties, says winner Merz

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

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The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

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Germany’s Merz vows ‘independence’ from Trump’s America, warning NATO may soon be dead

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz did not even wait for the final results in Germany's election before delivering what could well be a defining verdict on U.S. President Donald Trump, consigning Europe's ...

Merz says he will find a way for Netanyahu to visit Germany without being arrested

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ...

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Germany's Merz calls for strong transatlantic ties but ready for 'worse-case scenario'

Leader and top candidate for chancellor of Germany's Christian Democratic ... that he would seek good ties with the United States under President Donald Trump but was also ready for "the worst ...

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France offers Germany fighter jets with nuclear weapons to protect Europe from Putin

Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz last week said the UK and France should discuss whether their nuclear protection ...

Next Likely Chancellor Promises a Tougher Germany

Friedrich Merz, whose conservative party is ahead in polls before Sunday’s election, sees an “epochal rupture” with a United ...

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Here’s hoping the next German chancellor can handle enmity from a Trump-Putin entente

Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

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