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The SPD is in government with Angela Merkel again after signing a coalition deal. But life has been harder for the social democrats.
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Martin Schulz could face a major backlash from his own party after breaking his promise not to enter government with Angela Merkel’s CDU again.
Giving a new ‘GroKo’ coalition the go-ahead.
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Germany’s Social Democrat Party leadership voted in favour of a new coalition with Angela Merkel’s block – but it’s far from plain sailing ahead.
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Martin Schulz has said he’d rather go back into opposition than agree to another grand coalition. But is that sensible?
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German chancellor is running out of options to form a viable government.
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Angela Merkel is on course for victory but she will need to form a coalition, and there’s more than one way to make that happen.
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Politicians need to get serious about the steady drip of scandals.
The signs are there for those who care to look.
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Follow the money to see if Angela Merkel is on course for a fourth term as chancellor after the September vote.
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The chancellor looks ever more secure as a surge by the SPD falls flat in North-Rhine Westphalia.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a tough election year.
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When Germany goes to the polls in the second half of 2017, there is a chance that the status quo will prevail. This is a country that accepts the idea of a grand coalition led by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…
Things could get very interesting if Martin Schulz wins the German election and Emmanuel Macron triumphs in France.
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The only thing needed for Europe to leap towards further political integration is for French and German heads of state to support it.