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AfD Tops Another State as CDU Collapses, Deepening Pressure on Chancellor Merz

The votes threaten coalition stability and, with the CDU weakened, make passage of Merz's pro-growth reforms more difficult to deliver.

AfD Surge Tests Germany’s Center as Saxony‑Anhalt Win Piles Pressure on Merz

Merz Faces Leadership Test as AfD Surges in Two State Elections

AfD Landslide in Saxony‑Anhalt Forces CDU Crisis

AfD Wins Plurality in Saxony‑Anhalt Election, Falls Three Seats Short of Majority

AfD Tops Saxony‑Anhalt Vote in Exit Polls, Nears First Postwar State Power

AfD Poised to Win Saxony‑Anhalt, Threatening Germany’s Postwar Firewall

AfD Poised to Be Saxony‑Anhalt’s Strongest Party Ahead of Sept. 6 Vote

Höcke Offers Wagenknecht Thuringia Premiership and She Refuses, Demanding a TV Duel

AfD Targets 43% in Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern and Bets on Saxony‑Anhalt Momentum

University Confirms AfD Candidate Siegmund Earned Bachelor of Arts, Archive Explains Degree Change

Pressure Builds on Chancellor Merz After Contested Cabinet Reshuffle

CDU Launches Fishbrötchen Campaign to Reclaim the Centre

Merz Reshuffles Top Posts, Names Warken, Frei and Linnemann

AfD Holds Strong Lead in Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern Polls Ahead of September Vote

Aminata Touré Announces Bid to Lead Greens in Schleswig-Holstein

AfD Climbs to Second in NRW as CDU Slips and SPD Sinks to Fourth

AfD Ties CDU/CSU at 26% in INSA Poll, SPD Slips to 14%

CDU Ousts SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate as AfD Posts Record Western Surge

CDU Ousts SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate as AfD Becomes Main Opposition