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Germany eyes snap elections in February

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Germany is heading to snap elections on February 23, 2025 after the coalition government of Olaf Scholz collapsed as a compromise between pushy opposition...

Scholz wary about snap election despite government coalition collapse

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German chancellor Olaf Scholz is under mounting pressure from opposition parties and business groups to call for early elections after his three-party coalition collapsed...

Don’t overstate AfD’s rise in eastern Germany

FAR-RIGHT Theodoros Benakis -
State elections in two eastern German states held on September 1 show a considerable rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the...

Far-right AfD sets for win in two German regional state elections

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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could emerge as the strongest party in two key state elections in eastern Germany on Sunday. Meanwhile, a...

Ahead of state elections, CDU leader excludes cooperation with the far-right

FAR-RIGHT Theodoros Benakis -
In a press conference on July 3, Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU), told journalists that his party excludes...
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