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How politicians reacted after exit polls from Germany’s election

BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Reactions from senior German politicians and others after exit polls from Sunday's national election https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germans-vote-close-election-decide-merkel-successor-2021-09-25 showed Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's…

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Germany’s conservatives promise voters ‘stability and renewal’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives promised tax relief and tight public finances on Monday in an election manifesto they hope will propel them to victory in September's election, but critics questioned how…

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Standoff persists in Merkel succession battle – sources

BERLIN, April 18 (Reuters) - The two men competing to run as conservative candidate to become Germany's next chancellor have failed to resolve their week-long stand-off, sources said on Sunday, and their…

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Failed candidate Friedrich Merz calls for decision in battle over Merkel’s successor

Berlin (dpa) - Friedrich Merz, who failed to secure the candidacy for the German chancellery, on Saturday called for a quick decision on who is to lead the conservative bloc into elections to…

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German CDU backs Laschet to succeed Merkel as chancellor

BERLIN, April 12 (Reuters) - Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) backed party chairman Armin Laschet on Monday to run for chancellor at a September election, and asked him to speak to…

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Merkel’s bloc loses another lawmaker to corruption allegations

Another legislator from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc stood down on Thursday evening when a magazine reported he had taken cash to lobby for a North Macedonian political party,…

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Weber insists that Turkey will not become an EU member

Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party's (EPP) lead candidate to be the new EU Commission President , Wednesday insisted that Turkey will not become an EU member. Weber insisted…

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Election Watch – Bavaria’s regional election

For the first time in living memory, the CSU appears almost certain to fall below the 40 percent mark — and possibly well below it — in Sunday’s regional election,…

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INSIGHT: Germany – In an attempt to get AFD votes, the CSU loses its grip and plot and support

What is going on in Bavaria? Or better: at the CSU. First it goes against the Chancellor, and now is arguing with each other: party leader Horst Seehofer against the recently celebrated…

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Political crisis in Germany

Euronews/DW: German Interior Minister and CSU party leader Horst Seehofer has offered to leave his posts over the Chancellor’s asylum policy, according to party sources. The conservative Bavarian Christian Social…

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Germany’s interior minister suggests he will compromise to avoid a full-blown German coalition crisis

Euronews: Germany's Interior Minister Horst Seehofer says the row between his Christian Social Union party and Chancellor Angela Merkel over migration policy is serious but can be overcome. The comments…

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