Debt and defence headache for Merz after AfD and far left make gains
Merz had signalled openness to reforming Germany’s “debt brake” to finance badly needed infrastructure investments and a Europe-wide drive to increase defence budgets, even as his Christian Democrats (CDU) officially maintained their commitment to the rule in the run-up to Sunday’s vote.
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, achieved a modest victory in the national election. The ...
The election results mark a turning point in German politics. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats (SPD) ...
The BBC's Nick Beake reports from AfD headquarters in Berlin.
Germany votes in a national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Conservative leader ...
This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...
Revisit Euronews' Sunday blog as Germany voted to elect its new chancellor and parliament. View on euronews ...
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