Tag: germanys
Germany’s conservatives celebrate, but far right enjoy record result
Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won Germany’s election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they had expected. “Let’s celebrate tonight and in the morning we’ll get to work,” he told cheering supporters. He said he was “aware of the responsibility that now lies ahead” of him. The other winner was the…
The Unabashedly Provocative Youth Driving Germany’s Far Right
Young activists are forming a new core of Germany’s nationalist, anti-immigrant party. They are building on the party’s base, which has traditionally been older, blue-collar men. These young people, who often revel in being called extremists, are helping to broaden the party’s appeal ahead of the election. And they are using social media and other…
Shocked by Trump, Europe Turns Its Hopes to Germany’s Election
Russia-Ukraine War Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s response to a changing America. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Oberhausen and Dortmund, Germany In the final days of Germany’s abbreviated election campaign, the task facing its next chancellor…
Here’s what to know about Germany’s election this Sunday
Rob Schmitz BERLIN — An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by its most powerful ally are on the minds of German voters as they head to the polls for Sunday’s national parliamentary election. The general election of the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of parliament, was…
Elon Musk Is Trying to Break Germany’s Quarantine on the Far-Right AfD
news analysis Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Elon Musk is not just dabbling in German politics. He is attempting to break a political blockade that has kept the nation’s most prominent…
Germany’s Chancellor Scholz Takes a Jab at Musk in New Year’s Eve Address
Germany’s Political Turmoil Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany’s election would “not be decided by the owners of social media channels” in his annual New Year’s Eve address. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin The annual New Year’s Eve speech by Germany’s chancellor is traditionally heavy on national unity, reflections on the past 12 months…