Billionaire uses livestream on his X platform to urge Germans to vote for Alice Weidel’s Alternative for Germany in federal elections
Johannes Huth was long-term backer of struggling liberal FDP
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Deaths and clashes with police mar celebrations, with officials calling for tougher curbs on use of powerful fireworks
German conservative leader predicted to be next chancellor rejects retaliatory tariffs
Staff shortages lead to frequent emergency closures, with working mothers struggling to cope
Centre-right bloc forecast to win February elections may end grants to replace gas boilers
CDU leader and other politicians criticise media group Axel Springer over publication of opinion piece
Pledge comes after it emerged authorities received several tips over man charged with attack that killed 5 people
Big parties propose sharply diverging plans to revive fortunes of Europe’s largest economy
Police detain Saudi national in Magdeburg after what regional prime minister calls a catastrophe for city, state and country
Billionaire entrepreneur wades into election campaign by reposting criticisms of frontrunner Friedrich Merz
Chancellor Olaf Scholz goes on offensive against conservative rival Friedrich Merz ahead of snap February poll
Opposition CDU and governing SPD offer starkly competing visions as they prepare to unveil election manifestos
Parliamentary defeat marks end of fractious coalition and start of election campaign
German chancellor’s widely expected parliamentary defeat is main route to trigger early elections under constitution
Party’s manifesto for the forthcoming election, seen by the Financial Times, promises tougher stance
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Fall of Assad regime prompts immigration rethink in Europe
Franziska Brantner open to post-election coalition despite CDU blaming ecological party for country’s stagnation
Olaf Scholz tries to depict conservative and Green candidates as warmongers ahead of February snap vote
Snap February poll comes as Europe’s largest economy faces its toughest challenges for decades
A failure to respond to Russian, Chinese and Syrian aggression helped to create the unstable world of today
FDP politicians resign after internal plans made public
