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Ein Spaziergang mit Steffen Hebestreit

Dreieinhalb Jahre Ampel-Regierung, unzählige Pressekonferenzen, Reisen, Krisen – und jetzt der Abschied: Steffen Hebestreit spricht über seine Zeit als Regierungssprecher von Olaf Scholz. In einem Sp…

58 days ago

The Guardian view on Merz’s u-turn on debt: Germany responds to the signs of the times | Editorial

The chancellor-elect’s proposals for gamechanging spending on defence and infrastructure are the right response to a new era

Three days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the German …

65 days ago

The Guardian view on Spain: a progressive beacon in dark times | Editorial

Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist-led government has welcomed immigration and boosted public spending, with stellar results

Coverage of this week’s seismic election result in Germany focused on the disturbing…

67 days ago

The Guardian view on Germany’s election result: Merz’s task is formidable | Editorial

The victorious CDU leader is likely to be more proactive on the European stage. He will also need to forge broad alliances at home to see off the far right

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s cent…

68 days ago

The fight at the heart of the German election is simmering everywhere | Zoe Williams

In all similar democracies, left and right are having versions of the same argument: does ‘electable’ mean centrist or radical?

As the German election results land, a lot of people are looking on the …

69 days ago

German election live: voters head to polls amid fears over Ukraine security, Trump and rise of far right

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz could unseat chancellor Olaf Scholz but threat of gains by far-right AfD looms large

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There seems little doubt that, barring any major …

One last push before Germany goes to the polls: Final poll predicts large gains for far-right AfD while frontrunner Friedrich Merz vows to lead Europe

A little more than a month after a general election was called following a vote of no confidence against chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germans will have their chance to vote tomorrow.

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