Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.
Take your seats, please: Germany's parliament chamber is rearranged to reflect voters' verdict
Workers on Wednesday rearranged the blue seats in the chamber of the lower house of parliament, or Bundestag. After each ...
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Germany’s big spending splurge gives EU the jitters
Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to subsidize German industry. Other European governments worry about unfair ...
Why Germany’s Elections Have Huge Stakes for Climate Action Around the World
For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.
Germany's Bundestag votes in favor of reforming 'debt brake'
The multibillion-euro package loosens borrowing limits and allows new investments in defense, infrastructure and climate. The ...
Germany's Top Court Dismisses BSW Party Election Result Challenge
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's constitutional court on Thursday dismissed a complaint by the leftist Sarah Wagenknecht Alliance ...
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Germany’s political upheaval and the transatlantic alliance’s uncertain future
Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...
Germany's Largest Defense Contractor—Which Has Tripled In Value Since Trump's Election—Wants To Convert Idle VW Plants Into Tank Factories
Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest defense contractor, is looking to take over idle Volkswagen plants to expand its production capacity as Europe ramps up military spending. The company has tripled in ...
Germany’s likely next leader seeks approval for huge defense and infrastructure package
Germany’s would-be next chancellor Friedrich Merz is asking lawmakers to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into ...
Germany approves huge investments with Green Party backing
Despite suffering a significant setback in the recent federal election, Germany's Greens have helped push through a major ...
Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending
The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...