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Two German states are set to vote on Sunday in regional elections seen as a bellwether for September’s national poll as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) continue to reel from a mask procurement scandal that could prove the party’s undoing. Voters go to the polls in the south-western states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, with the vote in Baden-Württemberg seen as a stress test for CDU party leader Armin Laschet and his bid to succeed Merkel as chancellor. Laschet took pole position in the race to succeed the outgoing Merkel as chancellor when he won...

Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) want to be seen as the party of the future. That is the core message of the resolution following last weekend’s party retreat. But the SPD’s proverbial red thread – on social issues – is missing. EURACTIV Germany reports.  “Forward into the new era!” This was the motto under which Saskia Esken ran for party chair of the SPD in 2019, together with Norbert Walter-Borjans. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz ran against them with Klara Geywitz and lost. In the meantime, Scholz has become the SPD’s candidate for chancellor, and he, too, is calling for s...

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A digital conference of 1,001 delegates will elect the new leader of the ruling conservative CDU this weekend. The successful candidate might replace Chancellor Angela Merkel after elections this fall.

Germany's ruling CDU set to elect new leader A digital conference of 1,001 delegates will elect the new leader of the ruling conservative CDU this weekend. The successful candidate might replace Chancellor Angela Merkel after elections this fall. Three men on a mission: Norbert Röttgen, Armin Laschet, Friedrich Merz all want to lead the CDU German voters go to the polls this fall in national parliamentary elections of momentous proportions. By the time the vote takes place, Chancellor Angela Merkel will likely have served 16 years in office as head of the German government. In the many cris...