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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
Germany’s Conservative, Green and Social Democrat candidates differ over Nord Stream
Centre-left party at risk of dwindling into irrelevance as rival surges in polls
Once seen as unrealistically radical, Green party rides wave of popularity that could sweep it into government
CDU/CSU candidate to succeed Merkel as chancellor faces threat from Greens in September election
CDU leader beats Markus Söder in vote that exposes deep rifts ahead of September poll
September’s elections may bring the Greens and fresh thinking to Berlin’s foreign and economic policies
Christian Democrats at odds over who should be their candidate for chancellor
Bavarian CSU leader throws ruling coalition into tumult as CDU heir apparent Laschet flounders in polls
CSU party leader faces a showdown with his coalition partner Armin Laschet for the job
Regional defeats change political calculus before September’s Bundestag elections
Reversals for Merkel’s party in regional polls have thrown race for chancellery wide open
Poor performance in regional polls could thwart party leader’s ambition to succeed Merkel
Germany’s centre-right is in trouble six months before Bundestag elections
Pandemic procurement scandal comes at a difficult time for new CDU leader Armin Laschet
Two MPs announced they were resigning, risking damage to Angela Merkel's party a week before regional elections
Country lags far behind UK and US while jab strategy and technology underpinning it draw fierce criticism
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