AfD, Friedrich Merz

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Historic loss for Merz's conservatives as AfD wins second state vote
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was dealt a fresh political blow after his conservatives suffered heavy losses in two state elections, including a historic collapse in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, while t...

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Friedrich Merz says he will stay in power despite another loss to AfD: 'Disaster'
AfD ahead as Merz rues 'disaster' in worst state election result in postwar Germany
Germany’s Merz struggling to stay on track after regional election defeat
German chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a struggle to stabilise his position and keep his agenda on track after voters inflicted two more defeats on his party, ejecting it from a state legislature for ...

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German chancellor meets CDU leaders to shore up support after more defeats
Germany Is Stuck With Merz When It Needs a Klopp
Europe Today: Merz under pressure again, Ukraine's biggest strike hits Moscow
Federico Borsari, a fellow with the Transatlantic Defense and Security Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis, on Ukraine's biggest-ever drone strike on Moscow, timed to Russia's parliamen...

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Pressure grows on Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz after bruising election defeats
German Chancellor Admits State Election Result a ‘Disaster’ as Far-Right AfD Surges Again

Nieuwe AfD-overwinning doet bondskanselier Merz niet vluchten

De Duitse bondskanselier Merz heeft beloofd aan te blijven nadat de radicaal-rechtse AfD bij twee deelstaatverkiezingen aanzienlijke winst boekte.

Germany's Merz accuses far-right AfD of calling for 'ethnic cleansing'

By Andreas Rinke and Kirsti Knolle BERLIN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the Alternative for Germany on Wednesday of supporting Russia against Germany's interests and advocating anti-migration policies that were tantamount to "ethnic cleansing".

Kremlin says it welcomes fact that Germany's AfD wants dialogue with Russia

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed the fact that Germany's far-right AfD party wants dialogue with Moscow, contrasting that with what it called the confrontational stance of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Germany’s Far Right Sets Its Sights on Replacing Merz’s Party

Germany’s far-right party will set out to displace Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union as the country’s main conservative force after scoring its second-straight state-level victory this month,

AfD leads as Merz rues 'disaster' in worst state election result in postwar Germany

By Oliver Denzer and James Mackenzie SCHWERIN/BERLIN, Germany, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took first place in state elections in northeastern Germany on Sunday, voting projections showed,