"The political turbulence in the German capital and across Europe now stems less from domestic quarrels than from international storms. We are watching, in accelerated fashion, the collapse of the old-world order and the scramble for new alliances."

Speaking to the German tabloid Bild, the Greek singer acknowledged AfD leader Alice Weidel’s status as an elected official, but made clear she could not accept the values associated with the far-right party. “I won’t allow my stage to be used as a platform for such rhetoric or politics,” she said.

Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor after a second round of voting in the Bundestag, after a dramatic setback earlier in the day.

Germany's opposition conservatives win election while the far-right AfD bloc surges to 2nd place. Merz vows EU independence from US as coalition talks loom, leaving Scholz as caretaker.

German Green MP Lisa Badum spoke to To Vima about the rising popularity of the far-right AFD, possible coalitions, and what she hopes to see in Sunday’s elections.