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Germany's final state elections of the year have redrawn the political map, with the Left emerging as the strongest force in Berlin and the AfD taking the lead in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The ...
News Germany » Berlin » Politics: Berlin Rabbi’s Viral Call to ‘Bring Light’ Challenges Germany’s Rising Antisemitism
Pro-Israel demonstrators gathered at Bebelplatz in central Berlin on Nov. 30, 2025, before marching toward the Brandenburg Gate. Participants held ...
News Germany » Berlin » Politics: Germany's left to start Berlin coalition talks after antisemitism deal
By Emanuele Berro Oct 8 (Reuters) - Germany's Left Party agreed measures on Thursday to address antisemitic incidents, satisfying a key condition set by potential coalition partners and allowing it to ...
News Germany » Berlin » Politics: Germany commemorates construction of Berlin Wall 65 years ago
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner (R) and Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (2-R) stand side by side at the Berlin Wall ...
News Germany » Berlin » Politics: Erosion of Germany's Political Centre Exposes Merz's Weakening Grip on Power
Manuela Schwesig, the SPD state premier of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, whose success in limiting the AfD's gains in her state was one of the few bright spots for the government, said she was ...
News Germany » Berlin » Politics: Victories by far left and far right show Germans sick of politics as usual
In a striking show of antiestablishment voter sentiment, the Left won in Berlin on the same night that the far-right Alternative for Germany won in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.
News Germany » Berlin » Politics: Can Europe still count on Berlin? Navigating a changing Germany
A stagnating economy, political volatility, and the rise of the far right are reshaping Germany's domestic political landscape. But what do these developments m ...
News Germany » Berlin » Politics: Is Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz doomed as far right wins again?
Those were the words of a forlorn-looking German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he addressed his party in the seconds after regional elections handed his center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) their ...
News Germany » Berlin » Politics: Chancellor Merz calls Germany state elections results a ‘disaster,’ as far-right surges again
The political picture in Berlin was markedly different. The capital’s state parliament election was predicted to be a close contest between Die Linke and the CDU. Housing affordability was a central ...
News Germany » Berlin » Politics: The far-right AfD's victory in eastern Germany has sent a political signal to Berlin
A landslide victory for the far-right AfD in a tiny German region sends seismic political tremors far beyond its borders. In Germany, an election in a small eastern region is sending shockwaves ...
News Germany » Berlin » Politics: Germany’s Defense Shift: Merz, NATO, And Rearmament – Analysis
Chancellor Merz has committed Germany to 5 percent of GDP defense spending, a 25 percent troop increase by 2031 and roughly €215 billion annually by 2035, exempt from the debt brake. Implementation ...