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  • Sunday, 17 January, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Germany’s CDU chooses Merkelism without Merkel

    Armin Laschet’s win signals continuity but losing a longtime leader will weaken the party

  • Sunday, 26 May, 2019
    European Parliament elections
    Centre-left slump renews pressure on Germany’s coalition

    Greens surge to 21 per cent as CDU wins but sinks to historic low

  • Friday, 8 March, 2019
    News in-depthViktor Orbán
    Merkel’s CDU reaches breaking point with Orban

    EU’s dominant political force faces decision to ditch troublesome Hungarian leader

  • Monday, 12 November, 2018
    German politics
    Seehofer to step down as head of Merkel-allied CSU

    Move is latest stage of complex changing of the guard at summit of German politics

  • Thursday, 1 November, 2018
    Philip Stephens
    Merkel’s departure will not salve Germany’s angst

    Voters and business leaders betray a similar ambivalence about an uncertain future

  • Monday, 29 October, 2018
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Germany needs to keep strong for Europe’s sake

    Angela Merkel’s diminishing power will test Berlin’s steady hand

  • Monday, 29 October, 2018
    News in-depthGerman politics
    Retreat as party chief betrays weakened position

    Hesse election deals big blow to German coalition hoping for full-term survival

  • Monday, 15 October, 2018
    German politics
    Merkel admits German voters ‘lost trust’

    Bavaria’s CSU leaders dismiss calls for resignations in wake of election humbling

  • Monday, 15 October, 2018
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    German voters have turned right — and left

    The CSU’s heavy losses in Bavaria speak to political fragmentation

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  • Monday, 15 October, 2018
    News in-depthGerman politics
    Bavarian shockwaves shake Merkel’s fragile power base

    Election result raises doubts over whether the German chancellor can survive

  • Sunday, 14 October, 2018
    German politics
    Bavarians deliver stunning rebuke to Merkel allies

    CSU vote collapses to 37.2% while Greens surge to 17.5%, according to projections

  • Sunday, 14 October, 2018
    Instant InsightTony Barber
    CSU victory in Bavaria looks more like a defeat

    The real winners in the regional election are the Greens and Alternative for Germany

  • Saturday, 13 October, 2018
    German politics
    Bavaria poll will shape Germany’s political future

    Changing party fortunes present key questions ahead of electoral contest

  • Friday, 12 October, 2018
    Person in the News
    Katharina Schulze, leading Germany’s Green surge

    A 33-year-old with a pragmatic streak is rewriting the electoral rules in Bavaria

  • Thursday, 11 October, 2018
    News in-depthGerman politics
    CSU faces election drubbing in Bavarian stronghold

    Supporters of once dominant German party have been switching to AfD and Greens

  • Thursday, 27 September, 2018
    German politics
    Beer-loving Bavaria falls for Green party cocktail

    Pro-Europe and liberal on migrants, environmentalists stand out from bigger rivals

  • Sunday, 23 September, 2018
    German politics
    Merkel battles to avert crisis over spy chief

    Feud among coalition leaders intensifies after Hans-Georg Maassen promoted not dismissed

  • Tuesday, 18 September, 2018
    News
    Fight with Orban tests Weber’s bid for top EU job

    German candidate to succeed Juncker seeks to unite European People’s party

  • Friday, 14 September, 2018
    German politics
    Merkel ally tested on refugee crisis and far right in Bavaria

    Disputes over asylum-seekers and AfD’s rise leaves CSU fearing election debacle

  • Tuesday, 10 July, 2018
    German immigration
    Seehofer presents asylum package to reduce migration

    German interior minister says plan will speed up deportations and bolster integration

  • Friday, 6 July, 2018
    German immigration
    German coalition parties resolve asylum policy conflict

    Agreement ditches references to ‘transit centres’ for refugees at border

  • Friday, 6 July, 2018
    German politics
    Germany’s odd couple endure fiery political marriage

    Migration dispute between Merkel and Seehofer is latest sign of long-running antagonism

  • Friday, 6 July, 2018
    Brussels Briefing
    Brexit rebellion, Seehofer style

    Germany’s interior minister says the EU’s agreed approach is completely misguided

  • Thursday, 5 July, 2018
    Brexit
    EU Brexit rigidity risks lives, warns German minister

    CSU’s Seehofer delivers boost for May with call for security co-operation

  • Wednesday, 4 July, 2018
    German politics
    Merkel seeks to reassure SPD on migrant centre plan

    Border facilities agreed in peace deal with CSU would only hold people for 48 hours

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