Here is a roundup of top stories from and about Germany on Wednesday, October 7, 2026: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add DW as a Preferred Source on Google. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday addressed the threat of political extremism to the existing social order, accusing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and far-left BSW parties of wanting to wipe out "the DNA of our democracy." "Extremism," said Merz, "is forcing its way into our state legislatures with a vengeance." Merz, speaking in Berlin, called this week’s election of an AfD politician as speaker of Saxony-Anhalt 's state parliament — the first time a far-right politician has been tapped to lead a statehouse since 1945 — a "historic break.
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