Categories Selected Articles The inside story of how 31 days made Merz chancellor — and changed Germany forever Post author By Mike Nova Post date February 23, 2025 Based on more than a dozen interviews in the final weeks of the German election campaign, POLITICO tells the story of how violence and migration shaped one of the most momentous votes in the countr… ← Germany’s Merz offers hope for Ukraine amid the Trump nightmare → Pope Francis in critical condition with early kidney failure but remains alert, AP explains