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Coalition Loses Majority After SPD Plunge to Five-Year Low

Rising dissent within the SPD has eroded support to the point that the coalition falls short of a majority.

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Ramelow Questions His Place in Die Linke After Thuringia Leadership Shake-up

Friedrich Merz Fails to Secure Majority in First Bundestag Vote for Chancellor

Tom Tykwer’s ‘Das Licht’ Explores Modern Family Struggles and Societal Challenges

Bernhard Vogel, Former Minister-President of Two German States, Dies at 92

Gerhart Baum, Former German Interior Minister and Advocate for Civil Liberties, Dies at 92

Friedrich Merz Faces Backlash Over Migration Policy Vote With AfD Support