Europe (Centre‑Right & Christian Democrats)

21+ min ago   (218+ words) Germany’s political landscape fractured dramatically on Sunday as exit polls revealed a stunning realignment that threatens Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s governing coalition and reshapes the nation’s democratic centre. In Berlin, the Left Party claimed a commanding lead with 24.5% of the vote,…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (20+ words) BERLIN (AP) — Exit polls show Merz’s party suffering heavy losses in 2 German state elections, increasing pressure on his leadership....

46+ min ago   (512+ words) Merz delivered a statement shortly after exit polls were announced from Berlin and Mecklenburg- Vorpommern Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic…...

8+ hour, 15+ min ago   (186+ words) According to projections by the broadcasters ARD and ZDF, the Left Party has a clear lead in the election for the House of Representatives in the German state of Berlin. The party, led by its top candidate Elif Eralp, is…...

8+ hour, 30+ min ago   (31+ words) BERLIN (AP) — Exit polls show Merz's party suffering heavy losses in 2 German state elections, increasing pressure on his leadership. Earl Spencer speaks to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the......

10+ hour, 5+ min ago   (549+ words) Two weeks after the AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania kicked off their state elections with high voter turnout. By 2:00 p.m., 40.7 percent of the approximately 1.3 million eligible voters in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania had already cast their ballots at polling…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago   (475+ words) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives for the Cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: AP/Markus Schreiber BERLIN — Polling stations opened on Sunday in two German state elections in which the far-right AfD party is expected…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (913+ words) Chancellor Friedrich Merz has scheduled a crisis meeting as Germans began voting in two state elections on Sunday, where far-right and far-left gains could send new shock waves to Berlin and rock the government. Merz, 70, has called an emergency session…...

8+ hour, 16+ min ago   (628+ words) The state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, held on Sunday alongside that in Berlin, like the one in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks ago, is dominated by the rise of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). For a long time, opinion polls had predicted…...

8+ hour, 17+ min ago   (600+ words) Based on the circumstances known so far, the World Socialist Web Site is unable to assess whether this is a dirty election campaign manoeuvre on the part of rival factions within the ruling class seeking to take revenge on Krach,…...