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A Tricky Challenge for Germany’s New Government: a Far-Right Opposition
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...
Germany's Merz says ban on far-right AfD won't solve problem
Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not ...
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Germany designates rising far-right AfD party as ‘extremist’ group
BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy ...
Cotton asks Gabbard not to share intel with Germany that can be used against far-right party
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) asked the director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to refrain from sharing intelligence with ...
Germany’s New Leader Has a Tough Job. It Just Got Tougher.
Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from ...
Germany’s conservative establishment warns Trump officials to ‘stop meddling’ in country’s politics
Merz was elected chancellor Tuesday during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.
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Germany's govt orders police to reject most asylum seekers
Germany's new government on Wednesday said that it would reject most asylum seekers at its borders as conservative Chancellor ...
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Friedrich Merz, After Acceding to Chancellor of Germany on a Second Vote, Has To Deal With Resurgent Right
His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...