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Far-right party’s strong showing in regional polls leaves CDU and SPD struggling to form coalitions
Regional elections sharpen dilemma over keeping far-right party out of power
As the era of Angela Merkel closes, new political alliances and ideas are needed
Some domestic security agencies appear unwilling or unable to tackle the threat of extremism
Celebrities urge voters to reject AfD in town favoured for film sets
BDI lobby group accuses government of failing to prepare for an expected downturn
Pressure on SPD, while CDU leader Kramp-Karrenbauer admits failings in election test
A look at the winners and losers of the big national contests
Polls suggest Social Democrats will lose Bremen for first time since second world war
Co-leader Robert Habeck says party’s programme has become ‘new normal in society’
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
