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  • Tuesday, 25 February, 2020
    Armin Laschet in pole position to head Germany’s CDU

    Merkel ally wins support of conservative rival Jens Spahn in leadership race

  • Monday, 24 February, 2020
    Germany’s wounded CDU to pick new leader in April

    Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announces vote in wake of poll drubbing in Hamburg

  • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
    German politics
    Hamburg gives SPD rare electoral success

    Far-right AfD predicted to barely reach threshold to gain seats in city-state’s parliament

  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    AnalysisGerman politics
    Merkel pressed to step down early to ease CDU crisis

    Choice to remain chancellor lies at heart of her party’s leadership puzzle, say critics

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    German politics
    Germany’s CDU in turmoil over working with extremists

    German history weighs on Merkel’s party as it wrestles with rise of far-right

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    Huawei Technologies
    Germany’s CDU stops short of Huawei ban in 5G rollout

    Merkel’s party backs proposals to curtail role of ‘untrustworthy’ suppliers

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Germany and Europe need a revitalised CDU

    Leader’s departure reopens tussle over the party’s future direction

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    German politics
    Merz ready to lay fresh claim to Merkel’s job

    Darling of German conservatives goes from fringe to forefront in CDU leadership race

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    German politics
    Race to succeed Merkel thrown open as heir apparent steps aside

    Kramp-Karrenbauer quits as CDU leader after regional party sided with rightwing AfD

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  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    Instant InsightTony Barber
    Merkel’s heir departs and reveals deep problems in German politics

    Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s authority collapsed amid fragmentation of political system

  • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
    Constanze Stelzenmüller
    Free Democrats play with fire in Thuringia

    The far-right AfD’s role as kingmaker could threaten Germany’s ruling coalition

  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    German politics
    German CDU member resigns over far-right links

    Politician with extremist past strained local coalition with Greens and Social Democrats

  • Monday, 2 December, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Travails of German left spell end of a political era

    Change of SPD leadership heralds a broader shift in alignment

  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2019
    Constanze Stelzenmüller
    Power struggle to lead Germany’s CDU has been postponed

    Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s flash of steel at the party conference has won her time

  • Friday, 22 November, 2019
    German politics
    Kramp-Karrenbauer tells rivals to ‘put up or shut up’

    Frontrunner to be next German chancellor admits to tough first year as party leader

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2019
    German politics
    Merkel faces party revolt over Huawei’s role in German 5G rollout

    MPs dismayed that chancellor will not formally exclude Chinese group

  • Monday, 4 November, 2019
    InterviewGerman politics
    Hyperactive German minister revels in spotlight

    Jens Spahn keeps eyes on prize as acrimony mounts within CDU over poll setbacks

  • Monday, 28 October, 2019
    German politics
    Germany’s CDU considers regional talks with leftwing Die Linke

    Overture comes after Merkel’s party falls to third place in local election

  • Monday, 2 September, 2019
    German politics
    Mainstream German parties rule out co-operation with AfD

    Far-right party’s strong showing in regional polls leaves CDU and SPD struggling to form coalitions

  • Sunday, 1 September, 2019
    German politics
    AfD makes strong gains in eastern German elections

    Mainstream parties wane but set to cling to power in polls in Brandenburg and Saxony

  • Sunday, 1 September, 2019
    Instant InsightTony Barber
    Regional elections confirm fragmentation in Germany

    Impact of Alternative for Germany has been to hasten unravelling of established parties

  • Friday, 30 August, 2019
    Saxony
    Taking on Saxony’s populists with grilled sausage

    Free beer, barbecues and warnings over xenophobia have struck a chord with voters

  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2019
    German politics
    German political ban on AfD deals comes under strain

    Regional elections sharpen dilemma over keeping far-right party out of power

  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2019
    AnalysisEU defence
    Kramp-Karrenbauer urges more military spending

    The challenges that will determine CDU leader’s fitness to run for chancellor

  • Monday, 22 July, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Pressure for change is building in Germany

    As the era of Angela Merkel closes, new political alliances and ideas are needed

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