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Germany's AfD Party Looks to Capitalize on Shock Vote

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to become the country's leader.

Reuters on MSN · 8h

Germany's Merz says ban on far-right AfD won't solve problem

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not end the groundswell of support for it, noting it was key instead to fight the causes.

Bloomberg · 1d

Germany’s AfD Party Challenges Agency’s ‘Extremist’ Label

Germany’s main opposition party Alternative for Germany challenged a ruling by the nation’s domestic intelligence agency that classified it as a right-wing extremist movement.

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)6h

As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a ...

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Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany’s chancellor, hours after his historic defeat

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

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Merz's fumbled chancellor vote is big win for Germany's far right

Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the ...

The Washington Post5d

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 ...