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Far-right party’s strong showing in regional polls leaves CDU and SPD struggling to form coalitions
Mainstream parties wane but set to cling to power in polls in Brandenburg and Saxony
Impact of Alternative for Germany has been to hasten unravelling of established parties
Party has been scarred by infighting and hemmed in by its commitment to coalition with CDU
As the era of Angela Merkel closes, new political alliances and ideas are needed
Politics shaken up by interest in environment and decline of working class vote
Overhaul aimed at revitalising party will show it is ‘full of life’, says interim leader
Party insiders expect race to become verdict on whether to remain in Merkel coalition
Move follows European poll disaster and reignites debate over future of ruling coalition
Pressure on SPD, while CDU leader Kramp-Karrenbauer admits failings in election test
Greens surge to 21 per cent as CDU wins but sinks to historic low
Polls suggest Social Democrats will lose Bremen for first time since second world war
Cabinet minister Katarina Barley ready to swap Berlin for Brussels as Social Democrats seek revival
Repudiation of welfare reforms signals break with party’s more centrist positions
Party moves to resolve issue that brought governing coalition to brink of collapse
Social Democrats try to distinguish party from CDU under new moderate leader
Voters and business leaders betray a similar ambivalence about an uncertain future
Hesse election deals big blow to German coalition hoping for full-term survival
The fall of the once-mighty SPD holds lessons for socialist parties across Europe
The SPD faces hard choices after emerging as the biggest loser from Bavaria’s election
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
A 33-year-old with a pragmatic streak is rewriting the electoral rules in Bavaria
Senior Social Democrats call for tougher measures against car industry
Move to avoid inner city bans comes ahead of regional elections
