Merz’s conservatives ahead but far-right party the biggest winner in German local elections

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party finished first in municipal polls in Germany’s most populous state, but the ...

Merz faces early election test in Germany's most populous state

By Petra Wischgoll and Thomas Escritt GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) -Friedrich Merz promised to cut the far right down to size. This Sunday, he faces his first big electoral test since becoming ...
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Strange deaths hit German political party before election

A series of unexpected deaths has cast an unusual shadow over upcoming German elections, raising questions and fueling speculation across social media platforms. Six candidates from the Alternative ...
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Germany's AfD: 'No evidence of unnatural deaths' in election campaign

A regional leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Thursday said the party has "no evidence of unnatural deaths" after several of its candidates passed away during an election ...
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Germany's AfD ecstatic after nearly tripling result in local vote

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party continued to celebrate on Monday after it managed to nearly triple its result in Sunday's local elections in the western state of North ...
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7 candidates from far-right AfD party died in weeks leading up to local German elections

In August and September 2025, posts online claimed that over the course of two weeks, several members of the far-right German political party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) died in the weeks ...