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Europe, Germany and Trump

Wary of Trump, Germany's Merz warns it's 'five minutes to midnight for Europe'

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged Europeans to build up their own defence capabilities, saying it was now "five minutes to midnight for Europe".

The Conversation · 3h

German election: the results explained as Friedrich Merz comes out swinging for Europe

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD after the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won the February 23 election, topping the poll with 28.

The New York Times · 2d

Shocked by Trump, Europe Turns Its Hopes to Germany’s Election

Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s response to a changing America.

Germany, AfD

CBS News · 12h

Germany's election won by conservatives, and far-right AfD party surges, official results show

Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while far-right party AfD surged to become the nation's second-largest.

USA TODAY on MSN · 13m

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.

U.S. News & World Report · 11h

Germany's AfD, Left Party Can Jointly Block Changes to Constitution

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party between them garnered the one third of seats in parliament needed to block changes to the constitution, including a loosening of the debt brake which restricts deficits to 0.

Germany, Europe and Seeks

The Washington Post on MSN · 24m

German election winner seeks ‘independence’ from U.S. What does that mean?

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the U.S., step by step.” That won’t be easy, for Europe or for the United States.

CNN on MSN · 5h

Germany’s likely next chancellor: Europe must seek to ‘achieve independence’ from US

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after exit polls showed his opposition conservatives were on track to win Sunday’s election,

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 7h

German Vote Boosts Europe’s Centrists, as Merz Seeks ‘Independence From U.S.’

Analysts say Friedrich Merz will have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S.

Germany, Voters and exit polls

Associated Press · 1d

Germany’s election result cements a shift to the right in Europe

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, and Alice Weidel, of the far-right AfD.

The Financial Times · 1d

German election live: Centre-right CDU/CSU wins, say exit polls

Germany’s centre-right CDU and CSU parties have won the federal elections with about 28.5 to 29 per cent of the vote according to exit polls, paving the way for CDU leader Friedrich Merz to become chancellor at a time of economic and political upheaval in Europe’s largest democracy.

$Germany's voters deliver fractured mandate in early elections$

WION on MSN · 3h

Germany's voters deliver fractured mandate in early elections

Germany's opposition conservatives won Sunday's national election, with Friedrich Merz poised to become chancellor. The far-right AfD scored its best result, finishing second. Watch this report for more details!

5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

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The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Germany's Habeck to give up leading role in Greens after election result

Germany's Robert Habeck, who had run in Sunday's election as the chancellor candidate for the environmentalist Greens, said ...

7hon MSN

Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

15hon MSN

What to Know About Germany’s Election Results—and What Comes Next

The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar ...

Decisive German Election Lifts DAX Index, European Defense Stocks

German stocks rose modestly after a solid election victory for the conservative Friedrich Merz left him with a clear path to ...

13hon MSN

European stock futures, euro climb as Germany stays mainstream

European shares and the euro climbed on Monday as Germany's election produced a mainstream outcome, while Wall Street futures ...

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