German city scarred by Nazi past grapples with rise of far right
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Pforzheim is a microcosm of migration and economic debates boosting AfD ahead of Germany’s federal elections
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Germany’s “business model is gone”, warns Friedrich Merz
Its probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview
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Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
A look at the conservative leader who broke a German taboo by accepting support from the AfD.
Merz’s gamble: Germany’s centre-right leader splits voters by flirting with hardline AfD
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Would be chancellor Friederich Merz breaks post-war convention of no political deals with far right
On a foggy, frigid morning in Saxony, far-right MP René Bochmann could not believe his party’s luck …
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Merz doubles down on gambit with German far right in combative speech
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Prospective chancellor takes startlingly aggressive line against those protesting against gamble with AfD
The German conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, whose party is widely tipped to win…
As Germany braces for election, backing the far-right AfD no longer a taboo
The hardline party has 'an increasing influence on public opinion', say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.
German election: AfD’s Weidel doubles down on Holocaust comments
“I find it quite disturbing when the Holocaust is politically instrumentalized,” far-right leader says.
German far right may benefit most from Merz’s self-inflicted wound
Conservative leader's gambit to weaken the postwar 'firewall' may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.
Alice Weidel: the far-right banker Elon Musk wants as German chancellor - podcast
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Berlin correspondent Kate Connolly charts the rise of Alice Weidel, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland candidate for chancellor
Alice Weidel is a politician of contradictions: a German national…
A political gamble backfired spectacularly – bringing the far right closer to power in Germany | Jörg Lau
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The CDU’s Friedrich Merz has shattered the taboo that had underpinned German politics since the war. The unthinkable is now more possible
The tectonic plates are shifting in German politics. A momento…
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