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Greens and liberals willing to explore deal with election winner Scholz that would shut out Merkel’s CDU
Traditionally dominant SPD and CDU must woo Greens and liberals to form next government
Accord between Greens and liberal FDP will determine who governs the eurozone’s largest economy
Traditionally dominant SPD and CDU/CSU must woo smaller parties to determine who becomes chancellor
Country heads for long talks over three-way coalition as Laschet insists CDU can also form government
CDU/CSU crashes to historic election defeat but still takes shine off SPD performance
Final rallies by chancellor hopefuls eclipsed by crowds at climate protests as race to succeed Merkel tightens
Election frontrunner under scrutiny over issues opponents hope will cast finance minister in unflattering light
Chancellor uses Bundestag speech to warn of dangers of a leftwing government
Polling suggests that the ruling party could lose power in September’s election to an SPD-led coalition
Laschet, Baerbock and Scholz spar over tackling global warming as race to be chancellor remains too close to call
CDU’s Laschet under pressure after survey shows centre-left Social Democrats pulling ahead
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
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
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
Poor performance in regional polls could thwart party leader’s ambition to succeed Merkel
Pandemic procurement scandal comes at a difficult time for new CDU leader Armin Laschet
Armin Laschet’s win signals continuity but losing a longtime leader will weaken the party
Greens surge to 21 per cent as CDU wins but sinks to historic low
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