In pockets of Europe, vaccine resistance has become the long tail of the populist nationalist movements that shook up European politics for a decade.
Author: KATRIN BENNHOLD
Germany’s Fourth Covid Wave: ‘A Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’
Germany once set an example for how to manage the coronavirus. Now, deep pockets of vaccine resistance are helping drive daily infections to new heights.
Merkel’s Likely Successor to Join Her for G20 Summit Talks
Olaf Scholz, who would have attended the G20 summit as finance minister, will also join Angela Merkel for talks with world leaders.
Fake Polls and Tabloid Coverage on Demand: The Dark Side of Sebastian Kurz
The downfall of Austria’s onetime political Wunderkind put a spotlight on the cozy, sometimes corrupt, relationship between right-wing populists and parts of the news media.
Austrian Political Scandal Leaves Europe’s Conservatives in Need of New Path
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was young, adept at social media and unafraid to borrow from populists, but in his downfall, some see “the collapse of a new narrative” for European conservatives.
Germany’s Coalition Dating Game Starts to Get Serious
The Social Democrats and two other parties took the first step toward forming the first three-party coalition since the 1950s, but resolving their differences will be hard.
Olaf Scholz is a Winner but Not Chancellor — Yet.
Olaf Scholz, the leader of the center-left Social Democrats, narrowly won the night. But now the hard part begins — building a durable governing coalition.
German Election Heralds Messier Politics and Weaker Leadership After Merkel
Preliminary results indicated an outcome so tight that it could take months of talks to form a new government at a critical moment for Europe.
Polls Close and Voting Ends in Tight Germany Race
The voting is done, and exit polling throughout the day has suggested that the Social Democrats and the Christian Democratic Union are very close.
Germany’s Far Right Is Nowhere in the Election. But It’s ‘Here to Stay.’
In the next national Parliament, the far-right Alternative for Germany party is likely to remain a pariah force. But it looks assured, too, of a role in shaping the country’s future.