The Alternative for Germany, the nation’s most prominent right-wing political party, had ridden a wave of resentment against establishment immigration policy and anti-nationalism to secure a stunning second place finish.
CDU leader Friedrich Merz — now the chancellor of Germany — warned that it was “five minutes to midnight” for the moderate, centrists coalitions at the heart of national politics. He acknowledged that the AfD’s surging popularity was a “real warning bell, a real alarm bell for the political parties of the center in Germany to come up with shared solutions.”
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives for the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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Approximately four months later, it appears the “solutions” that Merz was referring to were
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