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Berlin needs to raise public investment and fund the transition to a greener future
Fund managers wary of betting on potential coalitions but debt markets brace for left-leaning alliance
As Angela Merkel exits, Germany’s model of two dominant big-tent parties is becoming more fragmented
Germans are richer, women have more jobs, but the country failed to prepare for a greener, digital future
Live-updating data indicating potential coalitions after September 26 election
One week out from polls, there is little sign Greens are benefiting — even in flood-ravaged town of Erftstadt
East Germans, known as ‘Ossis’, are expected to vote more radically than Westerners
Liberal leader Christian Lindner has strong views on fiscal probity
Election frontrunner under scrutiny over issues opponents hope will cast finance minister in unflattering light
Voters seem reluctant to accept the sacrifices needed for a low-carbon economy
Conditions set by FDP’s Christian Lindner likely to be hard for SPD and Greens to accept
Germany’s finance minister has a handy lead in the polls but some are sceptical and are yet to be convinced about what he would do in government
Chancellor uses Bundestag speech to warn of dangers of a leftwing government
Berlin holds Moscow responsible for ‘phishing’ attempts ahead of election to pick Merkel successor
Even if the SPD wins the Bundestag elections, it will probably have to cobble together a three-party coalition
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech that Turkey has no obligation to be ‘Europe’s refugee warehouse’
Party’s chancellor candidate vows to shake up EU debt rules and get tough on Russia and China
Finance minister is voters’ favourite for chancellor even as his SPD party lags behind in the polls
The next government will face demands to do more on climate change and economic modernisation
Greens set to be biggest beneficiary of voters’ growing concern about freak weather events
Foreign-linked ‘Ghostwriter’ group thought to be behind rising phishing attacks against MPs
Christian Democrats should resist drawing conclusions from Saxony-Anhalt race, say analysts
Win is boost for Christian Democrat Armin Laschet and his bid to become next chancellor
Victory in Saxony-Anhalt lifts the confidence of Armin Laschet’s party ahead of Bundestag vote
AfD is predicted to gain votes at centre-right’s expense in this weekend’s Saxony-Anhalt elections
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