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Germany's political parties — what you need to know

Voter base: The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its regional Bavarian "sister party,", the Christian Social Union (CSU), are popular with people over the age of 60, churchgoers, and ...
NBC New York

Voters flock to political extremes in Germany as the centrist parties stumble

BERLIN — Centrist parties struggled in Germany's election on Sunday, with former Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) recording its worst-ever result as many voters shifted to the ...
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Germany's far-right AfD party leads in north-eastern state poll

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) would emerge as the leading party in the north-eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern if state elections were held now, according to a poll released ...
CNN

Elon Musk speaks at Germany’s AfD campaign launch as thousands protest the far-right party

American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest the ...
NPR

German chancellor slams Vance's call for Europe to be inclusive of far-right parties

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sharply rebuked U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Saturday, a day after Vance gave a speech saying European leaders should not shun far-right political parties. At the ...