Europe
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German conservative leader Friedrich Merz loses vote to become chancellor
Friedrich Merz received 310 votes out of 630, but needed a majority of 316 to win.
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German domestic intelligence agency designates AfD party as right-wing extremist
"The ethnicity- and ancestry-based understanding of the people prevailing within the party is incompatible with the free democratic order," the agency said.
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Nigel Farage's Reform UK party increases in support with local election victories
Reform UK is a populist party that was created in 2018 and was originally called the Brexit Party.