A country divided: Five key takeaways from the German election A detailed look at the results reveals a divided nation increasingly drifting to fringes as dissatisfaction with mainstream parties mounts The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025
Germany's election map highlights stark east-west divide across the country New data from Germany's national election highlights a significant political divide as the far-right gains ground in the east Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025
Fears after rise of far right in eastern Germany leaves multicultural Berlin surrounded Germans on either side of the voting spectrum in the capital tell Tom Watling they voted out of fear The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025
How Germany voted: Election results map shows far-right AfD surge in East as CDU win most seats The conservative alliance led by Feidrich Merz took the most seats in the German Bundestag, but Alice Weidel’s far-right AfD is close behind. The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025
German election: the results explained as Friedrich Merz comes out swinging for Europe Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD after the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won the February 23 election, topping the poll with 28.5%. Although the SPD has gone from winning the last election to a record low result of… The Conversation · Feb 24, 2025
The fight at the heart of the German election is simmering everywhere In all similar democracies, left and right are having versions of the same argument: does ‘electable’ mean centrist or radical? writes Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025
Elon Musk congratulates AfD’s Alice Weidel on far-right gains in German election Far-right party co-leader says billionaire called her personally after it came second in Sunday’s poll The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025
German business leaders say new government must act quickly to rescue stagnant economy Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025
What Did You Do Last Week? Plus: German elections, how I almost got arrested this weekend, and more... Reason · Feb 24, 2025
Germany election: Merz says it’s ‘five to midnight’ for Europe Leader of victorious conservative alliance says continent must build defence capability as US moves towards ‘America alone’ motto The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025
Germany's far-left party celebrates surprise comeback in elections While the far-right representation in Germany's parliament doubled in size after weekend elections, the country's left wing also got a boost at the polls. With 8.5 percent of the vote, they easily crossed the five percent threshold to get back into active politics. RFI's Jan van der Made reports from… Radio France Internationale · Feb 24, 2025
Trump claims German election results vindicate his agenda. The winners disagree Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one day having to say that." Fortune · Feb 24, 2025
Charting the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party The AfD doubles its vote share to 20.8 percent in weekend elections and becomes Germany’s second-largest party. Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2025
Friedrich Merz: Who is Germany’s election winner and how will he fare against AfD leader Alice Weidel? Friedrich Merz has taken aim at the US and says Europe must stand up for itself The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025 German election shows how far green wave has receded in Europe Result is further evidence that political conversation around the climate crisis has shifted
Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2025 German election: Who won, who lost and what’s next? Christian Democrats came first. But the far right and the left were the biggest gainers.
Top News · Feb 24, 2025 Germany's Merz Wins Election, Promises Strong Support For Ukraine Germany's election results show a shift towards mainstream conservatism, with a focus on supporting Ukraine and economic recovery.
Top News · Feb 24, 2025 Germany's Mainstream Conservatives Win National Election, Far-Right Party Surges Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz win election, facing challenges in addressing European security issues and forming a stable coalit...
The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025 What we learned from the German election that will bring change to the EU's leading power Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025 First Thing: Zelenskyy hails ‘three years of resistance’ on anniversary of Russian invasion It follows Russia’s biggest ever aerial attack on Ukraine. Plus, far-right AfD doubles support in German election
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025 Germany has swung to the right. What does that mean for the country – and Europe? Our panel responds Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU may have won the German election, but all eyes are on the far-right AfD after its huge gains, say Fatma Aydemir, Katja Hoyer and others
Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2025 World reacts to Merz’ German election win amid warnings on far-right surge Global leaders congratulate conservative leader Friedrich Merz, but others focus on the success of the AfD.
The National (Scotland) · Feb 24, 2025 Conservatives win German election but far-right AfD support surges PROVISIONAL results confirmed that German mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, however a surge by…
The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025 Germany’s Friedrich Merz takes swipe at Trump and calls for ‘independence from the USA’ Germany’s likely next chancellor has also questioned whether NATO will continue to exist
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025 Apple cheers Trump with $500bn US investment plan; more losses on Wall Street – as it happened Apple has pledged to spend $500bn in US investments in the next four years, including a giant factory in Texas for artificial intelligence servers.