As Germany braces for election, backing the far-right AfD no longer a taboo
The hardline part has ‘an increasing influence on public opinion’, say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.
German election: CDU, Merz drop in poll after AfD vote
Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.
German conservatives fall in poll ahead of election
Support for Germany's conservative bloc fell by 2 percentage points to 28% within a week, a survey showed on Tuesday after its lead candidate Friedrich Merz used the backing of the far-right to get plans for a migration crackdown through parliament.
Poll finds Germany's CDU/CSU bloc falling, far-right AfD in second
Support for Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance has dropped to 28% ahead of elections on February 23, a poll showed on Tuesday, days after it cooperated with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to pass a motion in parliament.
Germany's Merz tells DW that AfD 'wants to destroy the CDU'
Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, after sparking outrage over his cooperation with the AfD last week.
Meet the Blue-Collar Voters Making Germany’s AfD Mainstream
The far-right party is walking in the steps of the MAGA movement by courting support in depressed, diverse industrial towns once dominated by the left.
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German election poll: Merz’s far-right gambit costs conservatives
The first major survey of voters after frontrunner Friedrich Merz’s controversial alignment with the far right suggests the gambit failed.
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Germany's Merz faces backlash after vote
Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...
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Germany Split on Eve of Elections?
What the latest vote in the Bundestag – on tightening immigration controls – portends for the federal elections on Feb. 23.
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Germany’s populist-left icon believes Trump can make a peace deal with Putin
Sahra Wagenknecht, whose Russia-friendly party may enter the Bundestag in the upcoming election, added that Trump is ...
Front-runner in German election says his party will 'never' work with the far right
The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...
Amid heated migration debate, Germany sees 34% drop in asylum requests in 2024
Asylum applications in Germany fell by 34% last year, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, in news welcomed by the outgoing ...
How Elon Musk is boosting far-right’s influence in Germany ahead of crucial elections
With just weeks remaining before Germany’s election, Elon Musk has openly endorsed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD ...
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Germany at a crossroads? dpa's election campaign brief
With 20 days to go until voters head to the polls, Germany is set for one of its most important elections in recent memory - ...
Germany's inflation steady at 2.8% in January ahead of February election
German inflation was unchanged in January, coming in at 2.8% on an annual basis according to preliminary data from statistics ...