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1 month ago | 
politico.eu | Nette Nöstlinger |James Angelos |Chris Lunday
BERLIN ― Friedrich Merz’s dramatic German parliament defeat in a vote to make him chancellor is yet more evidence of the fragility of his coalition. The loss is not fatal ― another vote is likely to take place within days ― but the outcome is humiliating for a politician who was already struggling to retain support two months after the country’s election, and amid brickbats hurled by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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1 month ago | 
politico.eu | Chris Lunday |James Angelos
BERLIN — Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and leaders of Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) reached a swift coalition agreement Wednesday, according to an invitation to a press conference by parties involved in negotiations. The deal comes amid intense pressure on German politicians to quickly form a new government that can confront the historic challenges wrought by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and the threat posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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2 months ago | 
politico.eu | James Angelos |Chris Lunday |Nette Nöstlinger
BERLIN — Le plan de dépenses historique de Friedrich Merz pour l’Allemagne repose sur la coopération d’un parti que nombre de conservateurs ont souvent tourné en dérision. Ce sont les Verts — arrivés en quatrième position lors des élections du 23 février — qui ont le pouvoir de contrecarrer les grands projets de celui dont l’alliance conservatrice est arrivée en tête des élections.
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2 months ago | 
politico.eu | James Angelos |Chris Lunday |Nette Nöstlinger
BERLIN — Friedrich Merz's historic spending plan for Germany hinges on the cooperation of a party many of his conservatives have often derided. It's the Greens — the defeated, center-left party that came in fourth place in the Feb. 23 election — that hold the power to foil the election winner's grand plans.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
politico.eu | James Angelos
L’extrême droite nationaliste allemande se tourne de plus en plus vers des alliés idéologiques à l’étranger pour gagner la légitimité qu’elle rêve d’avoir dans son pays. Cette ambition paraissait évidente samedi.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
politico.eu | James Angelos
Germany’s nationalist far right is increasingly looking to ideological allies abroad to give it the legitimacy it craves at home. That was evident at a convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday when Alice Weidel, the party’s chancellor candidate, thanked billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk for streaming the event on his X account, where it was viewed by millions around the world, giving the party a much bigger stage than it is accustomed to.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
politico.eu | James Angelos
A weekly newsletter on German politics, with news and analysis on the new government. By JAMES ANGELOSwith NETTE NÖSTLINGERSend tips here | | Subscribe for free | View in your browser RETURN OF THE VOLKSKANZLERRiding high: It’s been a very good week for Germany’s far right thanks to a little help from some ideological comrades in Austria.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
politico.eu | Emilio Casalicchio |James Angelos |Eliza Gkritsi |Joshua Berlinger
“Je ne soutiens pas un parti aux élections allemandes, car ce n’est pas mon pays et nous espérons avoir de bonnes relations avec tous les Allemands”, a écrit Vance sur X. “Mais il s’agit d’un article intéressant”, a-t-il ajouté. Musk n’a pas encore apporté son soutien à Marine Le Pen et à l’extrême droite française. Mais le président Macron — qui, comme Scholz en Allemagne, est politiquement fragile et confronté à des turbulences internes — cherche désespérément à le rallier à sa cause.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
politico.eu | Emilio Casalicchio |James Angelos |Eliza Gkritsi |Joshua Berlinger
Starmer's MPs — nervously eyeing a challenge from Farage's party — were less circumspect.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
politico.eu | James Angelos
Polls currently show the Germany’s conservative alliance, led by chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, to be far ahead in the race, with 31 percent support. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is second at 19 percent, and Scholz’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) is third at 17 percent. Merz has drawn his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) sharply to the right on issues like migration and energy.
