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Germany's SPD faces fresh start without Scholz

After historic defeat, Germany's SPD faces fresh start without Scholz

Following a historic election defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that he plans to carry out his work as head of government "properly to the end.

Le Monde.fr · 16h

Germany's Social Democrats turn page on defeated Scholz

With 16.4% of the vote, down nine points from 2021, the SPD recorded its worst score since the post-war period. It is likely to join a coalition in the next government, led by the Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz.

Radio France Internationale · 1d

Scholz's SPD suffers historic election loss, as Germany's far-right AfD doubles in size

The centre-right CDU party has won the German elections but achieved a historically low result. The far-right AfD doubled its support, although it fell short of expectations. However, the biggest

Germany's SPD requires a reshuffle, party leader says

The Associated Press on MSN · 11h

The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election.

Yahoo · 1d

Germany's SPD requires a reshuffle, party leader says after election

Lars Klingbeil, the party leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD), has announced an overhaul of his party following its defeat in Sunday's federal election. "This result will require upheavals within the SPD,

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

The Latest: Merz leads in Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.

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Debt brake reform would be discussed by party leaders, says Germany's Scholz

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders ...

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Here are the key positions of Germany’s likely coalition parties

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

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Voters flock to political extremes in Germany as the centrist parties stumble

Both the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland and the far-left Die Linke saw significant gains and were the most popular ...

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Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

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Stunned SPD turns to supporting role in new German government

After a humbling election defeat for Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats (SPD), the party looked to collect ...

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How will Germany’s Friedrich Merz build his coalition government?

The first of the four so-called Grand Coalitions, which was led by CDU leader Kurt Georg Kiesinger, weighed 90 per cent in the Bundestag in 1966. Angela Merkel’s first of three governments with the ...

German Reactions to Election Result

People hold signs in support of German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party ...

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