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German election: Merkel launches coalition talks

ImmigrationisexpectedtofeatureasGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelholdstalksonformingacoalitionafterherparty'sdisappointingperformanceinSeptember'selection.Talksstart

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Rising populism in Europe calls for addressing root causes

Thegainsmadebythefar-rightAlternativeforGermany(AfD)partyinGermany'srecentparliamentaryelectionindicatespopulismiscontinuingtosurgeacrossEurope,aphenomenonthatn

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Should we be concerned with AfD success in Germany?

WhenGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelopenedhercountry'sdoorstodesperaterefugeestwoyearsago,sheknewshewasdoingtherightthing.SheshowedleadershipattheEUlevel,revealingh

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Right-wing populist party co-leader not to join in new German parliament

BERLIN,Sept.25(Xinhua)--Aco-leaderofAlternativeforGermany(AfD)--aright-wingpopulistandEuroscepticpoliticalpartyinGermany--announcedMondaythatshewillnotjoinherpa

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Far-right gains as Merkel's party wins biggest share in German election

AngelaMerkelissetforafourthtermasGermany'schancellor,accordingtoexitpolls.However,thepollsuggeststheanti-immigrationAlternativefürDeutschland(AfD)partywillenter

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Germany votes as history beckons for Merkel, and far-right

GermansvoteinanationalelectiononSundaythatislikelytoseeChancellorAngelaMerkelwinahistoricfourthtermandafar-rightpartyenterparliamentforthefirsttimeinmorethanhal

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Merkel faces challenges despite having upper hand in upcoming elections

It'sonlylessthanamonthbeforetheGermenfederalelectionsdayonSeptember24.GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelisleadinginpolls.ButtheoverallsituationinGermanyisnotsogoodaso

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German party posts photo of wrong country to voters

It'sanembarrassingerrorforanypoliticalpartytomake,letaloneanationalistone.OnMonday,abranchofGermany'sfar-rightAfD(AlternativesforGermany)tweetedapictureofamount

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Germany general election to be held on Sept 24, says government

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government on Wednesday (Jan 18) set Sept 24 as the date for a general election in which she will seek a fourth term, facing populist headwinds over a record migrant influx.

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Merkel's party hit by anti-migrant anger in Berlin poll

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she accepts her share of responsibility for her conservatives' drubbing in a Berlin state election when voters punished the party for her refugee-friendly migrant policy.

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Populist surge in Berlin vote piles pressure on Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Monday (Sept 19) digested another stinging poll loss, in Berlin state elections, and the relentless rise of the right-wing populist AfD which rails against her liberal refugee policy.

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Berlin vote results put Merkel under heavier pressure

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party was hit by a second electoral blow in two weeks in the Berlin state-city vote on Sunday, highlighting an increasing pressure on her open-door refugee policy.

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Anti-Islam policy of Germany's right-wing AfD party draws fierce criticism

German politicians and religious communities across Germany responded on Monday with fierce criticism to the hard-right manifesto adopted by Germany's right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

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Germany's anti-euro party AfD makes big leap in state elections: exit polls

​Germany's anti-euro party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), has taken big strides forward in Sunday's regional parliament elections in German states of Thuringia and Brandenburg, according to predictions of German television ARD.

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Germany's anti-euro AfD gets first state parliament seats

​Germany's anti-euro party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), won its first seats in a state parliament on Sunday after a vote in eastern German state Saxony, according to preliminary results.