WorldPingGermany's far-right AfD won a landslide victory in a key regional election Sunday in the ex-communist east, a result seen as a stinging rebuke for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, but looked set to miss out on an absolute majority to govern alone.
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WorldPingGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday he was "deeply shocked" after his centre-right party suffered a heavy loss in a state poll to the far-right AfD, but vowed to push on with reforms. Watch his press conference in full above.
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WorldPingThe Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. The result puts a far-right party within reach of power at the state level for the first time in the country since World War II.
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WorldPingGerman chancellor says vote for far-right party ‘will have repercussions’ across the country Far-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority AfD’s Chrupalla continues in this vein, saying the German public wants to see a…
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WorldPingThe far-right party is trying to form a government in the state after falling three seats short of a majority.
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WorldPingGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under pressure after the far-right Alternative Germany (AfD) party achieved a significant victory in a regional election…
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A cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport has left five people dead and several others injured. And, Germany's far-right AfD party achieves an electoral victory in a key state election.
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