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It gained particular traction in 2015 when about a million migrants and refugees arrived in Germany, and entered . the Bundestag for the first time in 2017, initially as the leading opposition party. Its popularity has risen again since . the Russian invasion of Ukraine,

AfD is the biggest opposition party in Germany’s new parliament after it placed second in national elections in February. Despite its historic gains, it was shut out of coalition talks due to the so-called “firewall” that mainstream German political parties have upheld against cooperating with far-right parties since the end of the war.

In neighbouring Saxony, projections put support for the CDU, which has led the state since German reunification in 1990, at 31.5-31.8% and AfD on 30.7-31.4%.

In Germany, the number of people applying for asylum fell sharply last year. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees says 250,945 people applied for asylum in 2024, down 30.2% from 2023.

Germany is still a “teenager” when it comes to foreign security policy, Olaf Scholz’s chief of staff has said, asking for patience from western allies urging Europe’s largest economy to take a more proactive leadership in its support of Ukraine. ... was speaking on a panel that was chaired by the Guardian’s editor-inchief, Katharine ...

Friedrich Merz. ‘German politics is reinventing itself at a vertiginous pace.’ Photograph: Reuters. The first “grand coalition” government in Germany’s postwar history was formed in 1966 to address an unexpected economic downturn, amid concerns over a nascent neo-Nazi far right. Nearly six decades later, as the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic party (SPD ...

The deal marks an important political shift in Germany because the power of the far-right option, AfD, on hot topics like immigration is increasing. According to Scholz, other government officials also started questioning potential damage to democracy values and Germany’s reputation on the international scene.

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A new UK-Germany treaty to benefit areas like science, technology, development, trade and business. Starmer called it a "once-in-a-generation chance to deliver for working people"

The Guardian - UK World Graham Snowdon. Germany’s two sides: inside the 13 September Guardian Weekly ... (AfD) became the first far-right political party since the Nazi era to win a state election in Germany. Although the result wasn’t exactly a surprise – polls had predicted AfD gains in Thuringia and Saxony well in advance – there is ...

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‘Mr Merz’s domestic struggles are intensified by the storm blowing in across the Atlantic.’ Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA. The election of Friedrich Merz as chancellor by German legislators on Tuesday morning was meant to end months of political instability, since the collapse of Olaf Scholz’s government half a year ago – itself the result of bitter infighting at the top.

PressReader. Catalog; For You; The Guardian. Scholz defeated in historic confidence vote in move to force new German elections 2024-12-17 - Kate Connolly Berlin . Olaf Scholz lost a historic vote of confidence yesterday in the German parliament, paving the way for early national elections after the collapse of his government.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top candidate for chancellor of Germany’s Social Democratic SPD party, smiles as he addresses guests at an electoral campaign event at the Loewenbraeukeller, a ...

Germany's general election is currently pencilled in for September 2025 but if Olaf Scholz loses the confidence vote on 15 January, then a snap election is likely to take place by the end of March.

Germany's Foreign Office has defended a decision to classify the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party as right-wing extremist, after sharp criticism from the White House. US Vice-President JD ...

Germany’s energy crisis has led the coalition government to toy with ideas long seen as politically taboo, such as extending the life of unpopular nuclear power plants and – perhaps even more divisive – imposing a speed limit on the autobahn in the hope it will reduce fuel usage. ... Guardian/Observer. PressReader, 2003-2024, All rights ...

However, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 sent energy prices surging, and left Germany facing a increase in defence spending - and the cost of taking in 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees.