Elections in North Rhine-Westphalia saw a return of Merkel’s CDU to top position with the SDP falling back to second place.
The German Chancellor is under increasing pressure, at home and abroad, to toughen up on Russia.
A “traffic light“ coalition of the SPD, FDP and the Greens has taken a big step towards entering the Bundestag.
After a strong initial response to the pandemic, the influence of Germany’s far-right and suspicion of the state is hampering vaccination efforts.
The left-leaning SPD edged ahead of Armin Laschet’s CDU, which suffered its worst election result in history.
Angela Merkel’s biographer spills the beans over lunch to explain the scramble to succeed her.
Armin Laschet – Merkel’s would-be CDU successor – is warning of a “red-red-green” coalition, involving not only the SPD and the Greens but also Germany’s far-left party.
The Social Democrats could take a battering in the polls – but their leader, Olaf Scholz, has become a serious contender to succeed Merkel.
Laschet caught on camera giggling behind Germany’s president while giving speech to emergency staff in the flood zones.
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