Struggling a month ago, the Die Linke party surged into Parliament by riding a backlash against conservative immigration policy.
Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union's largest country and creating hopes for renewal in an economic powerhouse that has been badly battered in recent years.
Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the country's second-largest party.
The Democrats and their media acolytes were feckless in trying to play the Nazi card against Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk.
An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government for Germany.
Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right issues, he may struggle to form a coalition.
Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, and Alice Weidel, of the far-right AfD.