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  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    German politics
    Scholz suffers election setback in North Rhine-Westphalia

    Losses in Germany’s most populous state come amid criticism of chancellor’s response to Ukraine war

  • Thursday, 25 November, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Olaf Scholz brings winds of change to Germany

    Successful coalition talks do not guarantee easy cohabitation in office

  • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
    News in-depthGerman politics
    Scholz bridges political differences to become Germany’s heir to Merkel

    Social Democrat strikes coalition deal to raise climate investment along with commitments on wages and pensions

  • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
    German politics
    Scholz to become next German chancellor after clinching coalition deal

    Social Democrats, Greens and liberals outline the ‘traffic light’ government’s priorities

  • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
    Tony Barber
    A political experiment takes shape under Scholz in Germany

    Pandemic, public finances and foreign policy tests await the incoming three-party government

  • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
    News in-depthDeutsche Bundesbank
    Picking Jens Weidmann’s successor presents key test for Germany’s coalition talks

    Choice of central bank head will send early signal on balance of power between three parties

  • Monday, 18 October, 2021
    Germany’s FDP agrees to formal coalition talks

    Party to join Social Democrats and Greens in negotiations — first such combination in nation’s postwar history

  • Friday, 15 October, 2021
    Germany closes in on SPD-led government with Scholz at helm

    Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats unveil policy paper ahead of formal coalition talks

  • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
    German politics
    Laschet signals he will quit as leader of Germany’s CDU

    Departure would come after party’s worst election result and as rivals start coalition talks

  • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
    News in-depthGerman politics
    Olaf Scholz eyes narrow path to German ‘traffic light’ coalition after Merkel

    Social Democrat starts three-way talks to bridge divisions with Free Democrats and Greens

  • 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

  • Monday, 4 October, 2021
    Gideon Rachman
    Why Germany is the west’s sanest country

    Lessons learnt from its 20th century history have helped it to avoid the perils of populism

  • 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

  • Saturday, 2 October, 2021
    News in-depth
    ‘Our government forgot young people’: German youth flock to Greens and FDP

    Large numbers of under-25s deserted the once dominant SPD and CDU in Germany’s election

  • Friday, 1 October, 2021
    German politics
    Europe’s battered left draws comfort from Scholz victory in Germany

    Centre-left parties across the continent are studying the SPD playbook for tips

  • Thursday, 30 September, 2021
    News in-depthGerman politics
    German businesses optimistic about potential three-party coalition

    Bosses look to new kingmakers — Greens and Free Democrats — to push for a more modern and greener economy

  • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
    Daniela Schwarzer
    Change is in the air in Germany despite a messy election outcome

    Whoever forms the next government is going to come under popular pressure to act on climate policy

  • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
    News in-depthGerman politics
    Merkel’s natural heir: how Olaf Scholz won Germany’s election

    Social Democrat aimed his campaign at voters who wanted more of qualities they saw in outgoing chancellor

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Political renovation is a German strength

    Scholz pulls off victory but smaller parties hold the key to power

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    Instant InsightBen Hall
    After Merkel, the CDU surveys the wreckage

    As Laschet and Scholz vie for a coalition mandate, the Greens and the Liberals prepare to talk directly

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    Germany’s ‘kingmaker’ parties to start talks after narrow SPD election win

    Greens and liberals aim to bridge differences in search of coalition deal with Scholz or Laschet

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    Explainer
    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
    Germany’s election results in charts and maps

    Social Democrats win on night as parties head for coalition talks

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    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 2021: FT subscriber webinar

    Join FT correspondents on October 4 to discuss the results of the election and its implications for Germany and the world

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