PoliticsGermany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz under pressure after far-right election triumph

The ballot-box victory brought the pro-Trump, Moscow-friendly Alternative for Germany within reach of forming its first state government. Germany’s domestic intelligence agency officially lists the party as “right-wing extremist,” adding to pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

German politicsFriedrich MerzAfDstate election

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