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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 ...
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Friedrich Merz, After Acceding to Chancellor of Germany on a Second Vote, Has To Deal With Resurgent Right
His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...
As Trump administration officials defend Germany’s right-wing party, Berlin isn’t pleased
Marco Rubio and JD Vance were quick to stand behind Germany’s most right-wing political party. Officials in Berlin weren’t happy about it.
Cotton asks Gabbard not to share intel with Germany that can be used against far-right party
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) asked the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, to refrain from sharing intelligence with Germany’s domestic intelligence agency days after the Berlin spy arm ...
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 designates rising far-right AfD party as ‘extremist’ group
BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy ...
Germany’s New Leader Has a Tough Job. It Just Got Tougher.
Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from ...
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Germany's govt orders police to reject most asylum seekers
Germany's new government on Wednesday said that it would reject most asylum seekers at its borders as conservative Chancellor ...