Alternative for Germany continues to grow and the ruling Christian Democrats are shrinking - but a German Tidö Agreement is not currently in the cards. In some places, the other parties may need to make common cause to keep the far right out. All against one.
WorldThis weekend's two German state elections were "catastrophic," according to Chancellor Friedrich Merz. But he will not leave his post, promising to keep the governing coalition together for Germany's "democratic future."
World politicsThe left-wing party Die Linke is making gains in Berlin. The far-right AfD is set to become the largest party in the former East German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU appears likely to fail to enter a regional parliament for the first time.
WorldFriedrich Merz is losing a record number of voters to the far right. To shore up support, he is promising to lower gasoline prices - but the question is whether that will be enough to keep the chancellor in power. Two state elections on Sunday could bring matters to a head.
World politicsThe German far-right party AfD's landslide victory in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt is also making a big impact nationally. "It's a huge thing symbolically," political science professor Ann-Kristin Kölln tells TT. Now a tricky government formation awaits in the federal state.
WorldThe German far-right AfD's landslide victory in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt is also having a major impact nationally. It's a huge symbolic thing, says political science professor Ann-Kristin Kölln to TT.
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