German liberal leader retires after electoral defeat

FDP chief Christian Lindner has said that he will leave active politics Christian Lindner, the leader of Germany’s pro-business Free Democratic Party, has announced that he is retiring from politics following a disastrous defeat in the elections in the Bundestag.  “The federal election brought a defeat for the FDP, but hopefully a new beginning for…

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Scholz concedes defeat in German election

Germany’s opposition conservatives have won a nationwide vote, with the right-wing AFD coming in second, exit polls show German Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat on Sunday, congratulating his conservative rival Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) alliance is projected to win a snap election. Exit polls published by public broadcaster ZDF show…

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