21:09⇢AfD Surges as Scholz Stumbles
⌨The newspapers report on Germany's federal election results, where CDU/CSU secured victory while the far-right AfD party emerged as the second-largest force, marking a significant defeat for Chancellor Scholz's SPD (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). European defense spending concerns emerge amid U.S. pressure, with potential inflationary implications (Japan Business Press), while China's market shows shifts toward consumer stocks amid deflation worries (Nikkei Asia).