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    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      News in-depthGerman politics
      Ukraine war leaves Germany’s ruling coalition in ‘permanent crisis mode’

      One year after taking office, Olaf Scholz’s government has had to rethink its bold agenda amid fallout from invasion

    • Monday, 10 October, 2022
      German politics
      Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats steer to victory in Lower Saxony

      Regional election seen as test of public support for chancellor’s response to energy crisis

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      German politics
      Scholz suffers election setback in North Rhine-Westphalia

      Losses in Germany’s most populous state come amid criticism of chancellor’s response to Ukraine war

    • Thursday, 25 November, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Olaf Scholz brings winds of change to Germany

      Successful coalition talks do not guarantee easy cohabitation in office

    • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
      News in-depthGerman politics
      Scholz bridges political differences to become Germany’s heir to Merkel

      Social Democrat strikes coalition deal to raise climate investment along with commitments on wages and pensions

    • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
      German politics
      Scholz to become next German chancellor after clinching coalition deal

      Social Democrats, Greens and liberals outline the ‘traffic light’ government’s priorities

    • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
      Tony Barber
      A political experiment takes shape under Scholz in Germany

      Pandemic, public finances and foreign policy tests await the incoming three-party government

    • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
      News in-depthDeutsche Bundesbank
      Picking Jens Weidmann’s successor presents key test for Germany’s coalition talks

      Choice of central bank head will send early signal on balance of power between three parties

    • Monday, 18 October, 2021
      Germany’s FDP agrees to formal coalition talks

      Party to join Social Democrats and Greens in negotiations — first such combination in nation’s postwar history

    • Friday, 15 October, 2021
      Germany closes in on SPD-led government with Scholz at helm

      Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats unveil policy paper ahead of formal coalition talks

    • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
      German politics
      Laschet signals he will quit as leader of Germany’s CDU

      Departure would come after party’s worst election result and as rivals start coalition talks

    • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
      News in-depthGerman politics
      Olaf Scholz eyes narrow path to German ‘traffic light’ coalition after Merkel

      Social Democrat starts three-way talks to bridge divisions with Free Democrats and Greens

    • Wednesday, 6 October, 2021
      German politics
      German parties to start three-way talks on coalition led by Social Democrats

      Greens and liberals willing to explore deal with election winner Scholz that would shut out Merkel’s CDU

    • Monday, 4 October, 2021
      Gideon Rachman
      Why Germany is the west’s sanest country

      Lessons learnt from its 20th century history have helped it to avoid the perils of populism

    • Sunday, 3 October, 2021
      German politics
      German parties kick off exploratory coalition talks

      Traditionally dominant SPD and CDU must woo Greens and liberals to form next government

    • Saturday, 2 October, 2021
      News in-depth
      ‘Our government forgot young people’: German youth flock to Greens and FDP

      Large numbers of under-25s deserted the once dominant SPD and CDU in Germany’s election

    • Friday, 1 October, 2021
      German politics
      Europe’s battered left draws comfort from Scholz victory in Germany

      Centre-left parties across the continent are studying the SPD playbook for tips

    • Thursday, 30 September, 2021
      News in-depthGerman politics
      German businesses optimistic about potential three-party coalition

      Bosses look to new kingmakers — Greens and Free Democrats — to push for a more modern and greener economy

    • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
      Daniela Schwarzer
      Change is in the air in Germany despite a messy election outcome

      Whoever forms the next government is going to come under popular pressure to act on climate policy

    • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
      News in-depthGerman politics
      Merkel’s natural heir: how Olaf Scholz won Germany’s election

      Social Democrat aimed his campaign at voters who wanted more of qualities they saw in outgoing chancellor

    • Monday, 27 September, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Political renovation is a German strength

      Scholz pulls off victory but smaller parties hold the key to power

    • Monday, 27 September, 2021
      Instant InsightBen Hall
      After Merkel, the CDU surveys the wreckage

      As Laschet and Scholz vie for a coalition mandate, the Greens and the Liberals prepare to talk directly

    • Monday, 27 September, 2021
      Germany’s ‘kingmaker’ parties to start talks after narrow SPD election win

      Greens and liberals aim to bridge differences in search of coalition deal with Scholz or Laschet

    • Monday, 27 September, 2021
      Explainer
      Germany’s post-Merkel era: the coalition options and what they mean

      Accord between Greens and liberal FDP will determine who governs the eurozone’s largest economy

    • Monday, 27 September, 2021
      Germany’s election results in charts and maps

      Social Democrats win on night as parties head for coalition talks

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