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  • Wednesday, 6 October, 2021
    German politics
    German parties to start three-way talks on coalition led by Social Democrats

    Greens and liberals willing to explore deal with election winner Scholz that would shut out Merkel’s CDU

  • Sunday, 3 October, 2021
    German politics
    German parties kick off exploratory coalition talks

    Traditionally dominant SPD and CDU must woo Greens and liberals to form next government

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    ExplainerGerman election
    Germany’s post-Merkel era: the coalition options and what they mean

    Accord between Greens and liberal FDP will determine who governs the eurozone’s largest economy

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    German election
    Greens and FDP emerge as kingmakers in bid to succeed Merkel

    Traditionally dominant SPD and CDU/CSU must woo smaller parties to determine who becomes chancellor

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    German election
    Scholz and Social Democrats win tight German election

    Country heads for long talks over three-way coalition as Laschet insists CDU can also form government

  • Sunday, 26 September, 2021
    Instant InsightBen Hall
    Laschet claws back ground in Germany’s coalition contest

    CDU/CSU crashes to historic election defeat but still takes shine off SPD performance

  • Friday, 24 September, 2021
    German election
    Olaf Scholz leads by whisker in last hours before German election

    Final rallies by chancellor hopefuls eclipsed by crowds at climate protests as race to succeed Merkel tightens

  • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
    German election
    Scholz summoned before German MPs over money-laundering scandal

    Election frontrunner under scrutiny over issues opponents hope will cast finance minister in unflattering light

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    German election
    Angela Merkel implores Germans to pick Armin Laschet as her successor

    Chancellor uses Bundestag speech to warn of dangers of a leftwing government

  • Monday, 30 August, 2021
    The Big Read
    Germany: Scholz seeks to topple a CDU reeling as the Merkel era ends

    Polling suggests that the ruling party could lose power in September’s election to an SPD-led coalition

  • Sunday, 29 August, 2021
    German politics
    First German election debate reveals gulf on climate change policy

    Laschet, Baerbock and Scholz spar over tackling global warming as race to be chancellor remains too close to call

  • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
    German politics
    German election wide open as Merkel successor loses poll lead

    CDU’s Laschet under pressure after survey shows centre-left Social Democrats pulling ahead

  • Tuesday, 22 June, 2021
    Europe Express
    What unites and divides Germany’s potential coalition partners Premium content

    CDU/CSU and Greens may govern together after September election

  • Monday, 21 June, 2021
    German politics
    German conservatives pledge tax cuts and stability to voters

    Leading in the polls, Merkel’s CDU and the CSU lay out their electoral agenda, promising ‘modernisation’

  • Monday, 21 June, 2021
    The Big Read
    FT interview: Armin Laschet on Merkel, the Greens and fiscal rules

    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

  • Sunday, 13 June, 2021
    German politics
    Greens vow to turn Germany into ‘socio-ecological economy’

    Party approves election manifesto that calls for fast-tracking of switch to carbon neutrality within next 20 years

  • Wednesday, 9 June, 2021
    News in-depthGerman election
    CDU hopes regional poll triumph will derail Germany’s Greens

    Christian Democrats should resist drawing conclusions from Saxony-Anhalt race, say analysts

  • Monday, 10 May, 2021
    News in-depthGerman election
    SPD struggles to break through as Greens dominate German campaign

    Centre-left party at risk of dwindling into irrelevance as rival surges in polls

  • Friday, 23 April, 2021
    German politics
    Germany’s ‘muesli eaters’ show new hunger for power

    Once seen as unrealistically radical, Green party rides wave of popularity that could sweep it into government

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    German politics
    Germany’s CDU and CSU clash over Merkel succession

    Christian Democrats at odds over who should be their candidate for chancellor

  • Sunday, 11 April, 2021
    News in-depthGerman politics
    Söder shakes up German succession by laying claim to Merkel’s crown

    Bavarian CSU leader throws ruling coalition into tumult as CDU heir apparent Laschet flounders in polls

  • Monday, 15 March, 2021
    German politics
    Laschet blames CDU results on German government’s pandemic response

    Poor performance in regional polls could thwart party leader’s ambition to succeed Merkel

  • Tuesday, 9 March, 2021
    News in-depthGerman politics
    ‘Mask affair’ damages Merkel’s party ahead of key German polls

    Pandemic procurement scandal comes at a difficult time for new CDU leader Armin Laschet

  • 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 grand coalition

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

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