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Talks resume after self-imposed deadline passes following 15 hours of tense negotiations
Deep divisions about immigrants, climate and EU hamper progress towards formal talks
Climate and energy prove sticking points in progress to form a new government
Merkel must be willing to loosen her grip and forge a ruling majority
Merkel’s party says spending promises imperil balanced budget
Talks on three-way ‘Jamaica coalition’ could take time
Party leader rejects Macron reforms and suggests push in Eurosceptic direction
CDU and CSU strike compromise deal to accept no more than 200,000 a year
Ministry role vacated by Wolfgang Schäuble has expanded in importance since eurozone crisis
It could bring big changes to domestic policy to support growth and investment
Incoming government urged to use money for tax cuts and more education investment
Key battlegrounds in forthcoming coalition talks begin to emerge
To form a three-way government Merkel must bring together parties with opposing views
A coalition government will pose a threat to proposed eurozone reform
Voters create a large and fractured Bundestag as Merkel enters fourth term
Urgent issues, from eurozone reform and refugees to digital strategy, are piling up
It’s all a question of algorithms when finding out where support sits ahead of Sunday’s election
Fair but complex system looks likely to produce crowded chamber after Sunday polls
Social democrats sceptical of new pact while smaller parties tussle over policies
Lindner set to lead FDP back into parliament after 4 years in wilderness
What outcomes are likely if there are fresh elections?
Questions remain whether chancellor will break with her party’s mainstream
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