AfD candidates lost three Lower Saxony runoffs as Greens held Hanover and won other key cities, a result watched by UK and EU businesses.
CDU state leader Daniel Peters resigned after a historic election defeat in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the AfD finished first.
The Left Party won Berlin’s election with 25.7%, setting up complex coalition talks over housing policy, antisemitism and city leadership.
Yabloko’s Novgorod result may preserve access to future State Duma races as Europe weighs Russian political risk and sanctions exposure.
Poland and France sounded warnings after the AfD’s projected Saxony-Anhalt win, raising fresh questions for EU politics and London markets.
AfD’s 43.8% win in Saxony-Anhalt raises coalition uncertainty and puts German sanctions and energy policy back in focus for UK and EU business.
Germany’s CDU/CSU support drops to 20%, with far-right AfD leading polls, signaling growing political uncertainty affecting UK and EU markets.
Germany's transport minister Patrick Schnieder resigns amid political turmoil; Chancellor Merz to nominate Steffen Bilger, impacting EU-UK trade and London markets.
German CSU leader urges Ukraine to transfer advanced drone tech to Germany to boost European defense capabilities and strengthen bilateral ties.
The indefinite shutdown of Russia's Saratov refinery after a Ukrainian drone strike tightens fuel supply constraints, affecting UK and EU energy markets and sterling currency dynamics.
Polls show 45% of Germans oppose banning the far-right AfD party, which leads conservatives by 8 points, raising concerns for UK and EU economic interests.
Sources close to Chancellor Merz deny reports of early replacement, calming UK and EU markets amid political uncertainty in Germany.
Germany plans to fast-track long-range weapons development after US rejection of Tomahawk missile deployment, impacting UK and EU defence collaboration and sterling markets.
The Signal account of German Bundestag chair Julia Klöckner was hacked in a phishing attack, raising cybersecurity concerns across European political circles and London markets.