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Merz’s conservatives ahead but far-right AfD party the biggest winner in German local elections

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz ‘s party finished first in municipal polls in Germany’s most populous state, but the ...
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Merz’s CDU wins election in key German state, as support for AfD surges

Nationalist party nearly triples share of vote in western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, preliminary results show.

How the AfD Became Germany’s Main Opposition Party

When Elon Musk posted on X in 2024 that the only thing that could “save Germany” was the AfD, he was embracing a political force that has moved steadily to the far right since it was founded in 2013.

Six Candidates For Germany’s Right-Wing AfD Party Die In 13 Days

The German right-wing party Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) has experienced the sudden deaths of four candidates and two ...

Merz faces early election test in Germany's most populous state

Friedrich Merz promised to cut the far right down to size. This Sunday, he faces his first big electoral test since becoming ...

Trump Officials Visited by Germany Far-Right AfD Party Leader: Report

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk, the biggest donor to President Donald Trump's election effort, has also publicly backed ...
DPA International on MSN

Deputy leader of Germany's AfD meets Trump administration contacts

Beatrix von Storch, the deputy leader of Germany's far-right AfD parliamentary group, says she has met representatives of ...
Politico Europe

Top AfD politician makes surprise visit to White House

Accompanying von Storch was Joachim Paul, an AfD politician from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany, who is ...