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What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack

Germany is still in shock and struggling to understand the suspect behind the attack in the city of Magdeburg

The Independent UK

Germans Outraged as Elon Musk Promotes Far-Right Political Party Ahead of Election: 'Undignified and Highly Problematic'

German leaders spoke out against the tech billionaire for attempting to influence the country's upcoming snap election with his far-right endorsement.

Latin Times

Outrage as Elon Musk claims ‘only AfD can save Germany’

German health minister calls US billionaire’s intervention weeks before election ‘undignified and problematic’

The Guardian - UK

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Musk endorses Germany's far-right AfD

Alternative for Germany (AfD) is performing strongly in polls leading up to a Feb. 2025 election

Salon

Anger After Musk Backs German Far Right

A post from Elon Musk on his platform X claiming that only the far-right AfD party can "save Germany" sparked accusations Friday that he was seeking to interfere in the country's upcoming election.

International Business Times

Backlash as Elon Musk claims only far-right AfD can ‘save Germany’

German politicians urged the billionaire to ‘stay out’ of their politics

The Independent UK

Election-bound Germany Braces For Russian Disinformation Threat

As Germany heads for elections, its security services warn that Russia and its sympathisers may step up meddling and disinformation to boost extremist parties and sow doubt about the democratic process.

International Business Times

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote paving way for early election

Evening Standard

Germany set for new elections after Chancellor Scholz loses confidence vote

After collapse of Olaf Scholz’s coalition, elections will take place on February 23, seven months ahead of schedule.

Al Jazeera

Friedrich Merz: German Conservative Gunning To Become Chancellor

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party's conservative roots as an alternative to the far right.

International Business Times

German chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early elections

Scholz had called the vote to deliberately lose it following the collapse of his coalition government

The Guardian - UK

Germany Faces Snap Elections After Chancellor Scholz Loses Confidence Vote

Germany prepares for snap elections with CDU/CSU and SPD leading the race amid economic and immigration concerns.

Top News

Under-fire Scholz To Trigger German Elections With Confidence Vote

Germany's embattled centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz traded angry blows with his top rival ahead of a parliament vote Monday that was expected to trigger the process towards February 23 elections.

International Business Times

German Chancellor Scholz loses no confidence vote ahead of February elections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday lost a confidence vote in parliament, paving the way for an early general election on 23 February. Scholz had been expected to lose the vote after his three-way coalition fell apart last month.

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The Guardian - UK

Why the Franco-German engine that powered the EU is currently kaput

Beset by political crises and economic turmoil, the bloc’s two biggest countries are both at a crossroads

The Independent UK

Voices: Macron’s Notre-Dame reopening is an ode to history in a Europe with no clear future

COMMENT: Despite Notre-Dame’s return as the spiritual centre of Paris, its reconstruction is a tribute to former glories rather than a sign that France or Europe is enjoying a renaissance, Mark Almond writes

The Independent UK

Germany's far-right AfD party nominates a candidate for chancellor in the upcoming election

The far-right Alternative for Germany party has presented its candidate for chancellor in the country’s upcoming election

International Business Times

Alice Weidel, German Far Right's Unlikely Hope For Chancellor

With a snap general election looming in the new year, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will officially nominate co-leader Alice Weidel as its candidate to be chancellor on Saturday.

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The Guardian - UK

Far-right activists from Germany spent US election day at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

AfD parliamentary candidate and influencers posed for photos with now president-elect at his Florida home

The Independent UK

Angela Merkel admits EU felt ‘abandoned’ by UK in Brexit referendum

The former German chancellor also revealed she had no regrets over Russian gas deal and denial of Ukraine Nato membership

The Guardian - UK

‘The constitutional court is easy to crack’: the threats to German democracy go on stage

Legal journalist Maximilian Steinbeis’s play A Citizen of the People shows how a party like the AfD could go about upending the country’s 75-year-old democracy

International Business Times

No Regrets: Merkel Looks Back At Refugee Crisis, Russia Ties

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel gives a spirited defence of her 16 years at the helm of Europe's top economy in her memoir "Freedom", released in 30 languages on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

From far-right gains to the economy: What’s at stake in Germany’s election?

Germans will head to the polls early next year after the coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapsed.

International Business Times

German Greens' Robert Habeck To Lead Bruised Party Into Elections

Germany's Greens have been environmental trailblazers but their top candidate, Robert Habeck, goes into snap national elections bruised by three stormy years in government that ended in a political crisis.

Top News

German Chancellor Seeks Confidence Vote Amid Political Turmoil

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls for vote of confidence, leading to early election in February after coalition collapse due to economic challenges.

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