Brussels, my love? Is Germany back in the EU driving seat?
In this edition, we reflect on the big takeaways from the German federal elections and discuss the recent wave of copycat ...
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Fact check: No, Merz didn’t promise to close the border
Migration policy was one of the biggest issues of the  German 2025 election. It continues to spark controversy after the ballot. The far-right AfD accused Friedrich Merz, l eader of the winning center ...
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German election: What it means for Asia ties
Germany's conservative Union of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) won Sunday's national election, putting CDU leader Friedrich Merz on the ...
Elon Musk's X supported far-right German party celebrating historic election gains
Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.
Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to take Germany's top job after election?
Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...
Germany’s Anti-Extremist Firewall Is Collapsing
This may be the year the firewall collapses. The AfD is now polling at about 22 percent nationally and seems destined for a ...
AfD and antifa both want ‘Nazis out!’ in Berlin
Immigration is the defining issue not only of the Feb. 23 election, where AfD has a strong foothold, but the entirety of ...
Right-wing Alternative for Germany scores second place in pivotal election, conservative set to to be next chancellor
Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s ...