Tag: Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

Macron and Scholz Meet, Looking to Patch Up Differences on Ukraine

Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron of France met in Berlin on Friday looking to smooth over their differences on how to support Ukraine in its war with Russia and allay concerns that the Franco-German “engine of Europe” is sputtering. Mr. Scholz hosted Mr. Macron alongside Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, as Europe struggles […]

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In Fighting the Far Right, Is Germany Undermining Its Democracy?

For Germany — a country that knows something about how extremists can hijack a government — the surging popularity of the far right has forced an awkward question. How far should a democracy go in restricting a party that many believe is bent on undermining it? It is a quandary that politicians and legal experts […]

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AfD Candidate Loses Race for Mayor in Nordhausen, Germany

With a colorless and reputedly prickly small-city mayor being challenged by a far-right candidate known for his charisma and business success, many Germans feared that the hard-line Alternative for Germany party was about to win its first City Hall. But when the ballots were counted Sunday evening, voters in the city of Nordhausen had decisively […]

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