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Europe, Germany

The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election.

The Washington Post · 16h

Who is Friedrich Merz, the German election winner warning Europe about Trump?

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for gradual independence from the U.S.

Reuters · 2h

US equities falter while Germany and euro digest election results

Wall Street struggled for traction on Monday, ending mixed after slumping last week, while German election results buoyed German shares and Europe's single currency as investors waited for midweek results from artificial intelligence chip leader Nvidia.

Germany, Election

The Associated Press on MSN · 21h

What to Know About Germany’s Election Results—and What Comes Next

The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar result.

The New York Times · 5h

The Meaning of Germany’s Election

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the economy. Those two issues helped Trump win the presidency. In Canada, Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation. In much of the Europe, the far right has become more popular.

U.S. News & World Report on MSN · 1h

Germany Election Shows a Politically Rightward Shift

Far-right gains and a ‘sharper and edgier’ chancellor are among the takeaways from the country’s contest, an expert says.

Germany, Elon Musk and AfD

Forbes on MSN · 1d

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.

Hosted on MSN · 11h

Elon Musk Congratulates Germany's Far-Right Party AfD After Election Result

Elon Musk has continued his public association with Germany's far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, sending a congratulatory post on X to the party's co-chair Alice Weidel following the election results last night in Germany.

USA TODAY on MSN · 7h

Elon Musk's X supported far-right German party celebrating historic election gains

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.

German, Alternative für Deutschland

CBS News · 1d

Conservatives win Germany election, far-right in second place, exit polls show

Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest showing of the far-right since World War II.

New York Post · 1d

Right-wing Alternative for Germany scores second place in pivotal election, conservative set to to be next chancellor

Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s German election, with reports indicating one-in-five voters

Yahoo · 1d

Exit polls show Alternative for Germany on course for strongest far-right showing in a national election since WWII

Exit polls show Alternative for Germany on course for strongest far-right showing in a national election since WWII.

The Economist5h

Germany’s election victor must ditch its debt rules—fast

F RIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in Sunday’s elections to issue a ...

The Nation49m

The Far Right Just Made Terrifying New Gains in Germany

One lesson from an Alternative für Deutschland rally and this weekend’s election results: The Cold War never ended.

Germany Election Maps: How Conservatives Regained Power

Maps show how every district in Germany voted. The conservative Christian Democrats have won the most seats while the ...

Hosted on MSN5h

Germany: I hope vote not 'subverted' by a deal says Salvini

Rightwing League party leader, Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said Monday he hoped the result of the ...

The Forward8h

‘Devastating’: What Germany’s election results mean for Jews

Germany’s AfD party placed second in the 2025 election, fueled by immigration fears, despite its association with neo-Nazis.

13hon MSN

Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

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Factbox-Germany's election in graphics

Germany's election delivered a win to the conservative opposition as well as a historic surge in support for the far-right ...

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