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Can Friedrich Merz secure a majority to become Germany's next Chancellor on May 6?Germany is set for a leadership change. Friedrich Merz may become the next leader. Parliament plans a vote in early May. His coalition need...- Germany elections: The biggest winners and losers, and why AfD's rise is significantFriedrich Merz has led the Christian Democrats to victory in Germany's election. The 69-year-old politician will now enter into talks with ...
- Germany Federal election: Here are the key parties, candidates, dates and everything you need to knowThe Bundestag, Germany's lower House, will vote on February 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapsed in 2024. Key issues for t...
- Say No to Olaf Scholz: Elon Musk ahead of Germany's snap electionsElon Musk has urged the people of Germany to vote against Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the upcoming snap elections. Musk expressed support for...
- German politicians decry Elon Musk's AfD support as 'intrusive' election influenceU.S. billionaire Elon Musk faces backlash from German politicians for his commentary supporting the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD...
- Germany's far-right AfD party nominates a candidate for chancellor in the upcoming electionAlice Weidel, an economist, has been nominated as the far-right AfD's chancellor candidate in Germany's upcoming election. While her victor...
- Germany pledges extra $680 million to Ukraine in effort at reassuranceChancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine to reassure his country's support amid fears of reduced aid and to address tensions after his call w...
- German voters, opposition mount pressure on Olaf Scholz for early pollsEurope's largest economy was thrown into disarray this week with the collapse of Scholz's three-way coalition and disagreements over how mu...
- Germany's Olaf Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapsesGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced the dismissal of Finance Minister Christian Lindner, citing a breach of trust and irreconcilabl...
- Germany's leader expected to lead country with minority government after coalition collapseGermany's coalition government collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister. Other ministers resigned, but one later d...
- German government averts crisis with budget agreement for Europe's largest economyThe German government, led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, reached an agreement on Friday regarding the 2025 budget and a stimulus package for t...
- Germany needs strong military recruitment, Olaf Scholz says in conscription debateChancellor Olaf Scholz aims to bolster Germany's defence through conscription, drawing from Sweden's approach. Defence Minister Boris Pisto...
- Germany recalls its ambassador in Russia for a week in protest over a hacker attackGermany last week accused Russian military agents of hacking into the top echelons of Scholz's Social Democrats' party and other sensitive ...
- German parliament votes to legalise cannabis possessionGermany has seen a sharp rise in the number of young people using cannabis obtained on the black market, with no guarantees over the drug's...
- Scholz calls on Germany to pull together to remove economic 'mildew'In a speech to parliament, Scholz announced a new "Germany pact" aimed at reducing bureaucracy, speeding up approval processes, and digitiz...
- Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party soundly beaten at German regional voteThe Social Democrats saw their vote share diminish to around 16 percent from 27.3 percent in the last election in 2017, exit polls by natio...
- Olaf Scholz replaces Angela Merkel as German chancellor, opening new eraLawmakers voted by 395-303 with six abstentions to elect Scholz - a comfortable majority, though short of the 416 seats his three-party coa...
- German parliament elects Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as chancellorIn the afternoon, Merkel will hand over the chancellery to the new leader of Europe's largest economy which is facing a brutal fourth wave ...
- Conservatives, social democrats tied in vote to decide Angela Merkel successorMerkel has been in power since 2005 but plans to step down after the election, making the vote an era-changing event to set the future cour...
- Angela Merkel's bloc sees worst result since 1949; Social Democrats riseLeaders of Alternative for Germany (AfD) put on a brave face after projected election results showed support for the far-right party droppi...
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