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Merz first foreign visits: to Paris and Warsaw

(de-news.net) – Chancellor Merz, following his initial defeat in the Bundestag and his subsequent election in the second round, has described the parliamentary session as…

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Friedrich Merz elected and sworn in as Chancellor of Germany

(de-news.net) – Following a second round of voting, Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has been elected Chancellor of Germany. Federal President…

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First round of voting for chancellor failed

(de-news.net) – Friedrich Merz’s bid for the office of chancellor failed in the first round of voting on Tuesday. No second vote will take place…

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Bundestag: Spahn, Hoffmann, and Miersch (to be) elected parliamentary leaders

(de-news.net) – A reshuffling of leadership is marking a significant transition ahead of the anticipated formation of the new German government. Jens Spahn (CDU) has…

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Black-red coalition signs agreement, SPD announces cabinet team

(de-news.net) – The leadership of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU), and Social Democratic Party (SPD) have signed their coalition agreement in…

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AfD submits legal challenge after being reclassified by the BfV

(de-news.net) – A spokesperson for Alternative for Germany (AfD) Chairperson Alice Weidel stated that a formal challenge had been submitted to the Cologne Administrative Court….

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Continued debates on how to proceed after AfD reclassification

(de-news.net) – Following the reclassification of the AfD as unequivocally right‐extremist by the domestic intelligence agency, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, the debate regarding the handling…

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Political debates after the AfD’s reclassification

(de-news.net) – The Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, Germany’s domestic intelligence and security agency, has reclassified the AfD from a suspected right-wing extremist entity to one that…

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Before the departure of Olaf Scholz as German Chancellor

(de-news.net) – Acting Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, addressing the Evangelical Church Congress in Hanover, has called upon the citizens of Germany to embrace both solidarity…

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Frei and Dobrinth confirm tightened border controls

(de-news.net) – Thorsten Frei (CDU), the designated Chancellor’s Office Minister, and Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), the designated Federal Interior Minister, have both announced measures to further…

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SPD’s vote on coalition agreement welcomed by Union parties

(de-news.net) – The CDU and CSU have welcomed the SPD’s positive member vote on the coalition agreement. Friedrich Merz, the designated Federal Chancellor (CDU), stated…

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Germany to implement stricter asylum measures starting May 6

(de-news.net) – Germany’s future Chief of the Federal Chancellery, Thorsten Frei (CDU), has announced that the incoming government will introduce significantly stricter regulations for asylum…

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