German election 2021
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António Costa’s against-the-odds election triumph
LISBON — The polls said he couldn’t do it. Pundits warned that even trying would spell disaster. A few days…
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Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil elected to lead Germany’s SPD
Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil were elected to the new joint leadership of Germany’s governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) during…
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Germany’s new government — Denglish debate — POLITICO 28
As Angela Merkel bows out after 16 years, we focus this episode on Germany’s new government and its chancellor, Olaf…
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Olaf Scholz elected German chancellor
BERLIN — The German parliament on Wednesday elected Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as the country’s ninth postwar chancellor. Scholz takes…
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Live blog: Scholz succeeds Merkel as German chancellor
BERLIN — After Angela, Olaf. The German parliament will elect Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as the country’s chancellor on Wednesday,…
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Germany’s Free Democrats vote to back three-party government deal
Germany’s liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) voted overwhelmingly Sunday to approve the coalition deal with the Social Democrats (SPD) and…
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Germany’s SPD approves government coalition deal
Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) voted overwhelmingly Saturday to sign off on the coalition agreement to form a new…
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Germany finally has a government ready to lead Europe
Guy Verhofstadt is a member of the European Parliament. He is the former leader of the Alliance of Liberals and…
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5 takeaways on pact to make Germany great again
Press play to listen to this article BERLIN — Germany took a big step toward forming a new government on…
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Germany’s likely government prepares new rules to handle rampant coronavirus
BERLIN — The fourth coronavirus wave has beaten Germany’s next government into office. Monday’s record weekly number of new coronavirus infections…
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