The Nation1d
Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election
In the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s ...
Angela Merkel Is Retired. But She’s Still on the Ballot.
If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...
Politico Europe7d
What Germany’s East-West divide means for the election
Despite making up less than one-fifth of the German population, eastern German voters are in particular focus ahead of the ...
Nation at a crossroads: the best books to read on Germany
As the country goes to the polls, writers explore, in fiction and non-fiction, its identity and values — and where these suggest it is heading ...
CNN21d
Merkel criticizes leader of her own party for cooperating with German far right
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz ... was passed with support from the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD), breaking a long-held political taboo in Germany.
Politico Europe1mon
Germany’s likely next chancellor presents himself as the anti-Merkel
BERLIN ― Friedrich Merz, the candidate leading the race to become Germany’s next chancellor, is all but running against his conservative predecessor: Angela Merkel. At a campaign rally in the northern ...
Wall Street Journal23d
Why Angela Merkel Wished for a Kamala Harris Victory
Tunku Varadarajan lauds former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her “stability ... defense and energy policies were far from that. Ms. Merkel opened Germany’s borders to more than a million ...