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Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is an unlikely candidate to lead a decisive break with the US. But an erstwhile ...

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If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

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Twenty-one lawmakers with Balkan roots have been elected to the new Bundestag – most of them with Turkish roots and ...