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Unwanted Colleagues Other Parties Mull Best Way To Deal with AfD

The populist Alternative for Germany will soon be entering the country's parliament. It's a breakthrough for the far-right and the end of an era. The question now is whether lawmakers should sideline them -- or will that just make a difficult situation worse? BY DER SPIEGEL Staff

Other Parties Mull Best Way To Deal with AfD - JOHN MACDOUGALL/ AFP

They're Here How the AfD Steamrolled Germany's Mainstream Parties

Angela Merkel may have been re-elected to a fourth term in office, but the chancellor faces a tough road ahead: Significant setbacks for her conservatives combined with a strong right-wing populist showing and what promises to be an unwieldy governing coalition will test the country's political resilience. BY DER SPIEGEL Staff

How the AfD Steamrolled Germany's Mainstream Parties - Urban Zintel / DER SPIEGEL

Merkel, the AfD and a Wounded SPD Eight Lessons from Germany's Elections

Angela Merkel is back for a fourth term, the Social Democrats are wounded and a right-wing populist party has been elected to parliament for the first time in decades: Eight lessons from Sunday's general election in Germany. Von Sebastian Fischer

Eight Lessons from Germany's Elections - TOBIAS SCHWARZ/ AFP

'Whipping Boys' The Erosion of German Democracy

Postwar German democracy has been a success story. But the election victory of Donald Trump in the US has also highlighted growing fractures between voters and political leaders in the country. Many fear that democracy is eroding. By SPIEGEL Staff

The Erosion of German Democracy - Hermann Bredehorst / DER SPIEGEL

SPD-Left Rapprochement A Time Bomb in Merkel's Government

The Social Democrats sowed mistrust among Angela Merkel's conservatives last week by declaring themselves open to a future alliance with the left-wing Left Party. Her new government could be more fragile than thought, with the SPD already positioning itself for the post-Merkel era. Von SPIEGEL Staff

A Time Bomb in Merkel's Government - Kay Nietfeld/ dpa

Taboo No More? SPD Flirts with Left-Wing Coalition

The far-left Left Party has long been a pariah in German federal politics. But the latest elections have confirmed it is not going away, and leaders of the Social Democrats now openly regard it as a potential coalition partner in the future. Von Andrew Bowen

SPD Flirts with Left-Wing Coalition - Kay Nietfeld/ dpa

Grand Coalition? Social Dems Deflect Talk of Merkel Alliance

Is the scene now set for another grand coalition? The leadership of the SPD are putting the brakes on speculation over a potential pairing with Merkel. Following its weak performance, the party wants to avoid internal disputes over what would be an unpopular alliance. Von Veit Medick

Social Dems Deflect Talk of Merkel Alliance - Hannibal Hanschke/ dpa

Why Many Former East Germans Don't Vote

Von Friederike Heine

Why Many Former East Germans Don't Vote - A9999 DB dpa/ dpa

German Chemicals for Syria Merkel Denies Military Use

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that according to preliminary information, German chemicals sent to Syria were not used to produce sarin. The Left Party wants a closer look.

Merkel Denies Military Use - Uncredited/ AP/dpa

New Poll Sees Euroskeptics in Parliament

Von Charles Hawley

New Poll Sees Euroskeptics in Parliament - Jan-Philipp Strobel/ dpa

Fringe Power German Left Party a Would-Be Kingmaker

Social Democratic candidate Peer Steinbrück could win Sunday's election, but he would have to partner with the Left Party in order to prevail. The leftists continue to be surprisingly strong, but their Communist roots make them an unpalatable partner. Von Charles Hawley

German Left Party a Would-Be Kingmaker - Kay Nietfeld/ dpa

Political Parties Shifting to the Left

Von Friederike Heine

Political Parties Shifting to the Left - Martin Gerten/ dpa

Under-18 Election Merkel Scores Big Among German Youth

A recent poll suggests German youngsters are surprisingly conservative, with more than a third giving their vote to Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats. But the overall majority would still belong to the center-left, if the youth were old enough to vote.

Merkel Scores Big Among German Youth - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Tiny Utopias German Parties Create Mini Fantasy Worlds

A miniature railway museum in Hamburg has given the country's six largest political parties a small plot of "land" to show off their visions of a future Germany, which include gay blood donation, Bavarian festivals and members of the far right taking a beating.

German Parties Create Mini Fantasy Worlds - Miniatur Wunderland

Out of Left Field A New Idea to Save the Common Currency

Germany's Left Party is not often associated with neo-liberalism. But a new proposal from a senior party member could provide a way out of the cycle of bailouts and bank aid. Why not just reboot the market economy and then cushion the fall? Von Christian Rickens

A New Idea to Save the Common Currency - dapd

The World from Berlin A German Political Giant's 'Grandiose Failure'

After years of growth, Germany's Left Party is in disarray. Weeks of bitter infighting have weakened the far-left party and now its most important figure Oskar Lafontaine has withdrawn his candidacy for its leadership. German commentators say he alone is to blame for the chaos left behind.

A German Political Giant's 'Grandiose Failure' - dapd

Zwickau Cell Arrest Second Suspect Linked to Far-Right NPD Party

A suspect arrested this week in connection with a murderous neo-Nazi terrorist group has been identified as a former member of the far-right National Democratic Party. His affiliation is likely to spark renewed calls for the party to be banned in Germany.

Second Suspect Linked to Far-Right NPD Party - Caroline Seidel/ dpa

Constitutional Concerns German Intelligence Under Fire For Spying on Parliamentarians

The revelation that lawmakers for the Left Party are under observation by the German intelligence service has triggered a debate about the agency's powers. The country's highest court is expected to provide much-needed clarification this year. At what point should spies be allowed snoop on elected representatives? By SPIEGEL Staff

German Intelligence Under Fire For Spying on Parliamentarians - dapd

Delicate Operation German Intelligence Watching Far-Left Politicians

More than one-third of the far-left Left Party's parliamentarians are under observation by Germany's domestic intelligence agency, SPIEGEL has learned. Much larger than previously thought, the operations cost nearly 400,000 euros a year. Critics worry it's disproportionate to surveillance of the right-wing extremist NPD party.

German Intelligence Watching Far-Left Politicians - dapd

Weekly Attacks Neo-Nazis Target Left Party Officials

Barely a week goes by without a neo-Nazi attack on politicians from Germany's far-left Left Party. Extremists smash the windows of offices or private homes, daub graffiti on walls, cut car brake cables and make anonymous death threats. In response, authorities are beefing up security for senior party officials. Von Markus Deggerich

Neo-Nazis Target Left Party Officials - A3430 Bernd Thissen/ dpa

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