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The chancellor’s Christian Democrats and coalition partners are on the wane
Chancellor says she will also leave politics after current term ends in 2021
Hesse election deals big blow to German coalition hoping for full-term survival
Other EU countries are also seeing support leaking away from established parties
The fall of the once-mighty SPD holds lessons for socialist parties across Europe
Anglophone social media is abuzz with insights into the country’s political dynamics
The SPD faces hard choices after emerging as the biggest loser from Bavaria’s election
The CSU’s heavy losses in Bavaria speak to political fragmentation
Election result raises doubts over whether the German chancellor can survive
The real winners in the regional election are the Greens and Alternative for Germany
Supporters of once dominant German party have been switching to AfD and Greens
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
