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Before this week’s local elections, John Harris is on the road in Doncaster – which could prove to be a canary in the coalmine for the government. Labour has been in power here for decades but this t…
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My adopted home has been a dark place of late. But in last week’s local elections, voters turned against cruel politics – and raised hopes of a more progressive future
The Finns say “spring comes in s…
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A historic vote to boost spending on defence and infrastructure shows the country is shedding its excess of caution – and its complacency
Few people outside Berlin’s political bubble will have heard o…
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A groundbreaking vote by outgoing MPs has given the chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, the chance to renew mainstream politics
The first “grand coalition” government in Germany’s postwar history was fo…
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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…
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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 …
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This weekend’s vote will show how far xenophobia has been driving even some traditionally progressive parties
When I think of German democracy, I think of the Larsen B ice shelf: a vast Antarctic stru…
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By centring the discourse on immigration, MPs have handed support to the far right – and hidden a ticking economic timebomb from voters
The candidates to lead Germany’s next government are avoiding te…
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The CDU is a big player in the European parliament, but its predicted win this Sunday won’t change Germany’s inward focus
What a difference four years makes. In 2021, the world watched the German elec…
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