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Move highlights fears over the party’s shift towards extremist politics
Scathing analysis of Schulz’s election debacle underlines crisis for social democracy
Bundestag vote brings an end to political uncertainty in Europe’s largest economy
Chancellor will be backed by a team of fresh faces after she is sworn in on Wednesday
Italian elections and the German coalition show centrist parties under pressure
Former leader to be replaced as foreign minister in Angela Merkel’s next government
Recent election results make the EU less able to respond to the next big crisis
Chancellor restores authority but critics say government not as robust as it seems
Crisis averted for German chancellor after SPD members vote to work with conservatives
Damaged by election and coalition, veteran chancellor under pressure to lay out succession
A youth-led rebellion against Angela Merkel’s new coalition has echoes of the Brexit tumult
Hype around SPD leader melts away and leaves him in the wilderness
Sigmar Gabriel accuses fellow Social Democrat of breach of faith
A tough negotiator, the popular Hamburg mayor is praised for his grasp of detail
Senior party figures fear decision could overshadow critical member vote on coalition
Deal spells end to ‘diktat of austerity’ but there are limits to Berlin’s largesse
Left-of-centre Social Democrats to take finance and foreign ministries
New government will raise spending but keep a balanced budget
The SPD has won important concessions from the chancellor
Europe will be left waiting as a weakened partnership tends to its base
Move to revive “grand coalition” snaps five-month deadlock following elections
MPs wary of any deal that allows extra German cash for crisis-hit EU nations
Deadline to finalise deal extended with both parties upbeat agreement can be reached
Conservatives see measures proposed in the coalition talks as a slippery slope
Parties have set Sunday deadline to bridge differences on labour law and social policy
