Merz's fumbled chancellor vote is big win for Germany's far right

BERLIN (Reuters) – Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the far-right AfD, which just days ago was reeling from being officially labelled an extremist threat to democracy. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2025/05/06/merz039s-fumbled-chancellor-vote-is-big-win-for-germany039s-far-right