Leader of far right AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has secured its strongest-ever result in a national election, surging to second place with over 20%, trailing only behind Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance, which won with more than 28%.The…
Friedrich Merz wins against outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) was defeated in Germany’s national elections, recording their worst postwar result with just 16% of the vote.Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance secured victory with over 28%, positioning him as the next chancellor. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged…
Far-right Freedom Party (FPO) emerged victorious in Austria’s general election, according to vote projections, adding to the growing support for hard-right parties across Europe.The Russia-friendly and Eurosceptic FPO, led by Herbert Kickl, maintained a narrow lead in opinion polls for months, surpassing Chancellor Karl Nehammer‘s ruling conservative Austrian People’s Party (OVP) in a campaign focused…
