Leading contenders make their final appeals to German voters before a landmark election
The contenders in Germany’s election are making their final appeals to voters. The opposition leader and front-runner vowed ...
Migrant violence pushes voters into AfD’s arms
Far-Right German party is capitalising on discontent over terror incidents as the country prepares for election ...
Michael Murphy: Germans turn sharply right in mass migration election
Last month, Friedrich Merz, leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the likely next Chancellor, ...
Why Germany Is at a Crossroads
The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.
Germany’s rightward shift reflects Pennsylvania’s Rust Belt realignment — and Democratic failures with the working class
It’s hard not to see the political parallels between Cottbus, a city of 100,000 about 75 miles south of Berlin, and Rust Belt ...
Why Germany’s Confidence Is Shattered and Its Economy Is Kaput
Risk-averse leadership is holding back Europe’s largest economy, say historians and economists.
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In Germany, trade unions fight for solidarity and against the far right
As Germany prepares to vote on 23 February, the far-right AfD party is causing alarm. Polls place them in second position, behind only the centre-right CDU and ahead of the centre-left SPD. In ...
It’s a make-or-break moment for Germany’s economy. Trump’s tariffs won’t help
When German voters go to the polls Sunday, the country’s moribund economy — and promises to fix it — will be front of mind.
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Germany marks deadly racist Hanau attack five years on
On February 19, 2020, a gunman motivated by his far-right, racist beliefs went on a murderous rampage in Hanau, a German city near Frankfurt. He targeted places associated with immigrant communities, ...
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Labour shortage will hit Germany's east hardest as population ages
Of Germany's 16 federal states, only Hamburg and Berlin will see an increase in the working age population by 2040, a study ...
Germany marks Hanau racist attack five years on
Nine people, most with immigrant roots, were killed in an attack in western Germany in February 2020. The fifth anniversary comes days before the German election, where the far-right AfD party could ...
Why Germany's refugees are fuelling election debate on economy
Limiting Germany's refugee intake is a major issue in the campaign for the February 23 federal election, with the ...