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Country heads for long talks over three-way coalition as Laschet insists CDU can also form government
CDU/CSU crashes to historic election defeat but still takes shine off SPD performance
Pinneberg has for decades sided with the party that claimed power but this year’s picture is unclear
Final rallies by chancellor hopefuls eclipsed by crowds at climate protests as race to succeed Merkel tightens
The German chancellor has her faults. But the right question in politics is always to ask ‘compared to what?’
Berlin needs to raise public investment and fund the transition to a greener future
As Angela Merkel exits, Germany’s model of two dominant big-tent parties is becoming more fragmented
German chancellor tries to sprinkle stardust on preferred successor ahead of Sunday’s poll
One week out from polls, there is little sign Greens are benefiting — even in flood-ravaged town of Erftstadt
Election frontrunner under scrutiny over issues opponents hope will cast finance minister in unflattering light
Merkel’s party accuses finance minister of policies that would expose taxpayers and savers
Chancellor uses Bundestag speech to warn of dangers of a leftwing government
Conservative candidate for German chancellor brings in experts on issues such as climate change and security
Polling suggests that the ruling party could lose power in September’s election to an SPD-led coalition
Laschet, Baerbock and Scholz spar over tackling global warming as race to be chancellor remains too close to call
CDU’s Laschet under pressure after survey shows centre-left Social Democrats pulling ahead
CDU/CSU and Greens may govern together after September election
Leading in the polls, Merkel’s CDU and the CSU lay out their electoral agenda, promising ‘modernisation’
The CDU leader, now in pole position to take over as German chancellor, wants to see a return to the orthodoxies of the pre-pandemic world
Party approves election manifesto that calls for fast-tracking of switch to carbon neutrality within next 20 years
Christian Democrats should resist drawing conclusions from Saxony-Anhalt race, say analysts
Win is boost for Christian Democrat Armin Laschet and his bid to become next chancellor
Victory in Saxony-Anhalt lifts the confidence of Armin Laschet’s party ahead of Bundestag vote
AfD is predicted to gain votes at centre-right’s expense in this weekend’s Saxony-Anhalt elections
Christian Democrats risk losing centrist votes in September’s Bundestag election if they move further right
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