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Germany's Labor Minister Resigns After Personal Tragedy
Germany's labor minister Bärbel Bas resigned following criticism from coalition partner CDU leader Merz amid personal grief.
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Germany's Labor Minister Resigns Amid Coalition Strain
Germany's Labor Minister Bärbel Bas resigns after personal loss and political attacks, deepening coalition crisis.
Dw · 1m
Söder demands CDU members reveal AfD support
Bavarian leader calls CDU members who backed far-right speaker to show 'backbone'.
Dw · 1m
Bärbel Bas Steps Down as SPD Co-Chair
SPD co-chair Bärbel Bas resigns amid coalition tensions after stepdaughter's death.
Dw · 1m
Germany news: Merz rails against extremism, AfD sympathizers
Chancellor Merz condemns AfD's rise in state legislatures as historic break.
Dw · 2m
Merz Warns Extremism Entering German Parliaments
German Chancellor Merz warns extremism is entering parliaments after AfD wins key state post.
The Straits Times · 1m
AfD claims Magdeburg parliament presidency
Germany's far-right AfD seeks the Saxony-Anhalt parliament speaker role with BSW support, sidelining the CDU.
POLITICO · 1m
Germany's Merz vows to stay course despite election defeats
Chancellor Merz pledges to remain in office after historic CDU losses in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania elections.
Malay Mail · 1m
German Voters Head to Polls in Key State Elections
Far-right parties eye gains as German voters head to polls in critical state elections.
Malay Mail · 1m
Merz's grip on power weakens as far-right surges
Germany's chancellor cancels UN trip as the AfD's election victory threatens his leadership and exposes deep party divisions.
CBS News · 3m
German town bans Holocaust memorials from streets
Heidenau votes to remove stumbling stones from public spaces, drawing fierce criticism from politicians and Holocaust survivors.
BBC News · 1m
Germany's chancellor on borrowed time after election shock
Friedrich Merz's coalition government reels from regional election losses as Germany grapples with economic anxiety and the rise of the far-right AfD.
BBC News · 2m
German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time
Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces CDU collapse after disastrous state election results.
the Guardian · 1m
Merz vows to stay as German CDU reels from far-right losses
Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will keep his coalition together after his conservative party suffered defeats in two state elections to the far-right AfD.
the Guardian · 2m
Merz grateful as SPD backs coalition after CDU losses
German chancellor Friedrich Merz says he is grateful the centre-left Social Democrats want to remain in coalition with his conservatives after heavy state election losses for his CDU party.
the Guardian · 1m
Merz vows to fight on after CDU collapse in German elections
Germany's chancellor Friedrich Merz refuses to resign despite his party's worst-ever state result and surging far-right gains.
the Guardian · 2m
Merz's grip on power weakens as far right surges
German chancellor Friedrich Merz faces his political future on Sunday as voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania deliver a verdict on his troubled first 16 months.
the Guardian · 2m
German election rout threatens growth reforms
Far-right and left-wing parties surge in state elections, leaving Chancellor Merz's pro-growth agenda in peril.
CNBC · 1m
Merz vows to push reforms despite historic CDU defeat
Germany's chancellor faces his worst election results since World War II but refuses to back down from unpopular economic changes.
NPR · 1m
Merz's crisis shakes Germany's political stability
Germany's chancellor faces his lowest approval ratings ever as far-right and left-wing parties surge, threatening European unity.
BBC News · 2m
Merz vows to hold Germany's coalition together
Germany's chancellor faces mounting pressure after his party's worst-ever state election results, but refuses to step down.
BBC News · 1m
Merz vows to stay on after German election disaster
Chancellor Friedrich Merz refuses to step down despite his party's worst-ever results in two state elections.
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German elections test Merz's grip on power
Local votes in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern could force out the chancellor after just 16 months.
BBC News · 2m · 5 views
Germany Is Officially Adrift
Chancellor Merz's power is collapsing at home, threatening Germany's role as Europe's anchor.
Foreign Policy · 3m
German far-right surges in state election disaster for Merz
The AfD wins its second state election this year as Chancellor Merz's approval plummets and mainstream parties refuse to work with the far right.
TIME · 2m
Eight state leaders back Merz as chancellor faces pressure
German state premiers rally behind Friedrich Merz after far-right AfD surge raises questions about his leadership.
BBC News · 1m
