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German Election Winner Merz Vows ‘Independence’ From US, Europe’s ‘Militarisation’ Amid Trump Threat

German Election Winner Merz Vows ‘Independence’ From US, Europe’s ‘Militarisation’ Amid Trump Threat

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Last Updated:February 24, 2025, 14:39 IST Crux India Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance secured victory in the February 23 elections, with leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved record gains, nearly doubling its vote share to over 20 percent amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment and security concerns. Merz has pledged a crackdown on irregular immigration and urged a swift coalition formation, warning that Europe must strengthen its defence and reduce reliance on the United States. World leaders, including Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer, reacted to the result, highlighting its impact on European politics and transatlantic relations. n18oc_world n18oc_crux Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Why German football club St Pauli is leaving X

Why German football club St Pauli is leaving X

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German football club FC St Pauli became one of the first sports franchises to withdraw from social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The club announced that it was withdrawing from the social media platform because its owner Elon Musk had “turned a space for debate into an amplifier of hate that was capable of influencing the German parliamentary election campaign.” The Hamburg-based Bundesliga club has never made any bones about its left-leaning ideological influences. The club statement was accompanied by a photo of a sticker showing a fist smashing a swastika, beside the club’s emblem and a slogan saying its fans are against right-wing politics. St Pauli joined the platform in 2013, and currently has 2,50,000 followers. The club also called on its followers on Musk’s X to switch to BlueSky while stating that St Pauli’s English account will also move to BlueSky. Bluesky is a rival social networking platform that has being launched by former Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey. St Pauli said that it had already “curbed its use of X”. …