Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. German election winner Friedrich Merz is exploring ways to loosen the country’s strict borrowing cap by reconvening the outgoing parliament […]
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. German voters turned out to vote en masse on Sunday and gave Friedrich Merz, the leader of the conservative CDU/CSU
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Germany’s likely next Chancellor warned that Europe can no longer rely on the US to defend it unconditionally, on the eve of an election in which the country’s pro-Russian, anti-immigrant party is set to score the best result in its
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany praised Donald Trump as the “right man” to end the
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Elon Musk has waded into Germany’s election campaign by backing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, marking the latest
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Germany is headed for a snap election after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence, ending his fractious coalition
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. German leader Olaf Scholz is expected to lose a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, a defeat the Social Democratic
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