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A bad day for Ms Merkel

Two state elections in Germany send a message of stability, but the Greens set a new record while centre-right and far right both lose ground.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany 1 Comment 16 March 202126 January 2022

January electoral roundup

A monthly feature summarising some recent electoral news. Today Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Uganda and Germany.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 4 Comments 19 January 202126 January 2022

Party games in Germany

Germany's centre-left has chosen a moderate to lead it into next year's election. The centre-right may or may not follow suit, but both parties have similar issues to confront – as do their counterparts in other countries.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters Leave a comment 14 August 202026 January 2022

Germany’s problem is our problem

A resolution of sorts to the crisis in Thuringia, but still no clear answer to the centre-right's dilemma.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 8 Comments 26 February 202026 January 2022

Meanwhile, in Thuringia

Outrage in Germany as liberals and centre-right vote with the far right in a state parliament. Has an important taboo been broken?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 11 Comments 6 February 202026 January 2022

Another German left turn

After years of drift towards extremism, Germany's far right party takes a step back towards the mainstream.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Germany, Party matters 2 Comments 9 December 201926 January 2022

Germany’s centre-left searches for an identity

A new left-wing leadership for Germany's Social Democrats represents a step into the unknown and means trouble for Angela Merkel.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Germany, Party matters 8 Comments 4 December 201926 January 2022

A Thuringian cliffhanger

A German state delivers a majority to the extremists after a knife-edge count. Coalition-building is going to be very interesting.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Germany, Party matters 4 Comments 28 October 201926 January 2022

One more German election

An election on Sunday in the small German state of Thuringia may have big implications for European politics.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters 5 Comments 25 October 201926 January 2022

Brandenburg and Saxony

Elections in two German states this weekend provide another opportunity for pundits to fret about the rise of the far right. So far, however, the centre-right is holding firm.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Germany, Party matters 3 Comments 30 August 201926 January 2022

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