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Germany is bracing for political upheaval, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz set to govern in a weakened position after firing his finance minister in a dramatic collapse of his coalition. Scholz now faces a critical confidence vote in January, which could force snap elections by March and leave Europe’s largest economy…

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz opposes timetable laid out by chancellor in news conference

Germans began casting ballots Sunday for a regional election in a formerly communist eastern state where the far-right AfD party is narrowly ahead in opinion polls.

No wonder Viktor Orbán and Geert Wilders are cheering. Olaf Scholz is helping them to reshape the EU as they want it

The CDU chief has had a smooth lead but he must act to halt the march of far-right voters before the general election, writes Deborah Cole

The deep historical, political and cultural split between east and west acts as a brake on the rise of the AfD nationwide

There are good reasons to place a political firewall around the extremists. But mainstream parties must also address the electorate’s loss of trust, says German-British historian Katja Hoyer

In today’s newsletter: Alternative für Deutschland have deployed Nazi rhetoric throughout their rise – and they are pulling the mainstream further to the right

Editorial: The emergence of the far right as a political force in eastern Germany is a concern for Europe’s biggest economy