Germany

Social Democrats achieve narrow win in German parliamentary elections

Social Democrats achieve narrow win in German parliamentary elections

On Sept. 26, Germany held a historically close election after chancellor Angela Merkel stepped down. Her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), obtained 24.1 percent of the votes — their lowest in many generations.

Former Nazi secretary tried for murder of thousands 70 years after the fact

The German government prosecuted a former Nazi secretary for being an accessory to the murder of more than 10,000 people in concentration camps during World War II. Although there is no evidence of the defendant’s specific involvement in these deaths, she is being tried for her role in the operation of the concentration camps, the functioning of which led to the murder of thousands.

Germany’s Far Right advances in political control of government

Sophie Soloway ’23 writes about the political stronghold of far-right parties in Germany after a regional election. The country’s socialist party, Die Linke, won, and the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD), came in second place. Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU) placed third.