Berlin: Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz came a step closer Saturday towards forming a government which he has pledged will revive Europe’s top economy and its armed forces with massive new spending. The bold moves are part of his plan to rebuild Berlin’s standing in Europe, which Merz has said must respond to the … Read more
Germany’s likely next chancellor said Monday that he thought US President Donald Trump deliberately escalated the angry clash with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky that has shocked Kyiv’s allies. Friedrich Merz said the astonishing White House confrontation on Friday made it almost inevitable that Germany would have to increase defence spending on its own military. He said … Read more
Berlin: Germany’s Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and security and help give Europe “real independence” from the US, as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on Ukraine. His remarks underscored the turmoil engulfing the transatlantic alliance since the re-election of US President Donald Trump and fears he … Read more
Berlin: Mohammad Azmouz, a Syrian barber living in Berlin, said casting his first ever vote on Sunday at the age of 57 was an indescribable feeling. But a historic rise in support for Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has left him anxious about his future. “Why this hatred? We work, and we established … Read more
Berlin: Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option for forming a government amid a fragmented political landscape. With as many as seven parties possibly entering parliament, the conservatives, on course for just under 30 per cent of the vote, will need to … Read more
Berlin: The conservative alliance in Germany secured victory in the national election, with Friedrich Merz set to become the next German chancellor, exit polls showed on Sunday. The result marked a significant shift in the country’s political landscape, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which enjoyed the endorsement of prominent US figures including Elon … Read more
Berlin: Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic crises in decades and Europe looks urgently for a new generation of leaders for an era of transatlantic tension. Merz’s conservatives came first in Germany’s … Read more
Berlin: Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz won Sunday’s elections with between 28.5 and 29 percent of the vote, according to first TV exit polls. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) followed in second place with 19.5 to 20 percent, roughly doubling its result in the last election in 2021, based on initial … Read more
Berlin: Polling stations in Germany opened Sunday for pivotal snap national elections, which are expected to see conservatives regain power and the far-right scoring its best-ever result as Europe’s ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. After weeks of campaigns dominated by Germany’s faltering economy and a succession of deadly attacks that have made migration and security … Read more
Berlin: Germany is set to hold the crucial federal election on Sunday (February 23) to elect its next chancellor. The snap polls were called by chancellor Olaf Scholz when his coalition government fell apart at the end of last year, the results of which will shape the future of Europe’s most influential nation and the … Read more
Our gender is identical to our sex, written in our genes, can be clearly assigned and does not change over our lifetime. That’s what many people say. The woman on one side, the man on the other ― you’re either a princess or a knight, with nothing in between. And you certainly have no say … Read more