Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner’s Free Democrats (FDP) suffered significant losses. The Greens were among the main winners…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270335
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GERMANY: Government tensions will increase
This follows several weeks of acrimonious internal debates, after a previous budget draft from early July had to be scuppered due to concerns over its legality. The new deal…
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The disappointing result for the parties reflects national polling trends: all parties suffered a decline in support throughout 2022. Economic challenges and important upcoming…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276005
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GDP appears to have remained flat, quarter-on-quarter, in January-March, while there was a significant fall in industrial production in March and in investor confidence over the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279144
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Voters appear to be punishing the party because it has not differentiated itself enough from its centre-left coalition partners. Following its recent electoral defeat in Lower…
Scholz has committed to holding a confidence vote in a minority SPD and Greens coalition on January 15, which would likely result in defeat and lead to early elections in March…
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However, the result is overshadowed by the heavy losses her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), incurred and a surge…
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The vote was lost following Germany’s decision to oppose the directive, which encouraged others to abstain. There are only a few weeks left for the Council to vote again on the…
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The party also performed strongly in the election held in Saxony on the same day, finishing a close second. The federal government parties -- the Social Democrats (SPD), Free…