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Germany's leader stands his ground after his party loses in state elections (opens the original)
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BERLIN — On Sunday night, Friedrich Merz should have been on his way to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Instead he was at his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party's headquarters in Berlin from where he broke the stunned silence as exit polls for two state elections showed its worst result since World War II. State elections for parliament seats, which in turn elect a government and a governor, were held in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and in the city of Berlin. In both
Poland's prime minister warns of Russian 'accidental' attacks on Ukraine's allies (opens the original)
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BERLIN — Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia is planning strikes on countries supporting Ukraine. Addressing Polish lawmakers on Thursday, Tusk said Russia intends to send drones or missiles into NATO territory and then claim that these incidents are "accidental." His warning followed a series of incidents blamed on Russia along NATO's eastern flank. Tusk said that these potential strikes "intend to paralyze NATO" or "at least weaken the alliance's willingness to respond collect
The far-right AfD's victory in eastern Germany has sent a political signal to Berlin (opens the original)
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In Germany, an election in a small eastern region is sending shockwaves through the country and into Europe more broadly. The far-right AfD won big, and the party of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the conservative Christian Democrats, received a record low number of votes, and that is putting more pressure on Merz. Esme Nicholson reports. ESME NICHOLSON, BYLINE: That's the man who has unnerved the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz. Half Merz's age, 35-year-old Ulrich Siegmund and his party, t
Germany's far-right achieves an electoral breakthrough in key state election (opens the original)
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Updated September 7, 2026 at 5:19 PM MDT BERLIN — Germany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after more than doubling its share of the vote in the first of several regional elections this fall. Falling just shy of an absolute majority, it's not yet clear whether the AfD will be able to govern the state of Saxony-Anhalt. But the outcome is already causing a political earthquake. According to preliminary final results, the AfD won
Germany's far-right AfD party is poised for power in a state election (opens the original)
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Updated September 6, 2026 at 10:05 AM MDT HALLE, Germany — Everywhere Ulrich Siegmund goes, an influencer follows — streaming live from the campaign trail. Siegmund is the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate running for governor in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. But Siegmund needs neither influencers nor journalists. The 35-year-old former marketing man is a TikTok star in his own right and his party is comfortably leading polls Sunday's state election, which could make the Af
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