Mario Nawfal
🇩🇪MERZ MIGHT HAVE WON—BUT BUILDING A GOVERNMENT WILL BE A NIGHTMARE Germany’s conservatives came out on top, but with just 28.6% of the vote, Friedrich Merz has no clear path to power. The far-right AfD hit a historic 20.8%, but every major party refuses to work with them,
Mario Nawfal
🇩🇪 CDU WANTS DISTANCE FROM THE U.S.—SHUTS THE DOOR ON THE AfD Germany’s conservatives came out on top, but with a historically weak result. Meanwhile, the AfD surged into second place with its best-ever performance—only to be completely blocked from power. Friedrich Merz now
