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Germany's Far Right Finds A New Stronghold In Bavaria, And It's Costing Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's political allies in the wealthy alpine state of Bavaria risk losing ground to the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party in upcoming regional elections. Pool/Zick,Jochen-Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Europe

Germany's Far Right Finds A New Stronghold In Bavaria, And It's Costing Merkel

October 13, 2018 • A booming economy and ever fewer migrants crossing the border haven't eased a populist backlash against the German chancellor's political allies in the wealthy alpine state of Bavaria.

Germany's Far Right Finds A New Stronghold In Bavaria, And It's Costing Merkel

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Merkel's Low-Key Visit With Trump Focuses On Trade, Foreign Policy

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House on Friday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Politics

Merkel's Low-Key Visit With Trump Focuses On Trade, Foreign Policy

April 27, 2018 • The leaders spoke to reporters at the White House after meetings on Friday in which Merkel was expected to echo many of the concerns about foreign policy raised by French President Macron.

Merkel's Low-Key Visit With Trump Focuses On Trade, Foreign Policy

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Right-Wing Party Makes Strong Showing In German Elections

Even though German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party came in first in Sunday's parliamentary election, she said she "would have preferred a better result." Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Right-Wing Party Makes Strong Showing In German Elections

September 24, 2017 • Early poll results from Sunday's vote show the AfD had the best showing for a far-right party in decades, taking third place.

Turkey-Germany Relations At New Low After Erdogan Makes Nazi Comparison

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a meeting in Istanbul on Sunday, the same day he said that German government practices are "no different than the Nazi ones of the past." Yasin Bulbul/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Turkey-Germany Relations At New Low After Erdogan Makes Nazi Comparison

March 6, 2017 • After Germany canceled a Turkish political rally in the country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likened the German government to the Nazis.

Germany Is Scrapping Law That Bans Insulting Foreign Leaders

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet says it is scrapping the controversial law against insulting foreign heads of state. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Germany Is Scrapping Law That Bans Insulting Foreign Leaders

January 25, 2017 • Justice Minister Heiko Mass called the law "obsolete and unnecessary." Last year, the law was invoked in a controversial case against a comedian because of a lewd poem criticizing Turkey's leader.

'Merkel' Has Become A Verb In German Youth Vernacular

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The Two-Way

'Merkel' Has Become A Verb In German Youth Vernacular

August 26, 2015 • The German chancellor's last name is used locally as a word of action that ironically means to not act at all.

Germany's Merkel To Visit U.S. Amid Anger Over NSA Spying

President Obama walks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 6, 2013. Relations between the two allies are strained after documents leaked by Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor, suggested the agency had spied on Merkel and other world leaders. Ivan Sekretarev/AP hide caption

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