Why have Germany’s spies opened a file on their old chief?
The spy agency has accused its former chief of being in close touch with the AfD
Die linke
Friday
Tuesday
Will Germany's new left-wing party challenge the AfD?
She has become one of the most well-known left-wing politicians in the country
Sunday
The unlikely rise of Germany’s defence minister
Some are concerned that skepticism towards a stronger military runs deep in Germany’s political class
Saturday
Could a left-wing coalition end up running Germany?
Some of Die Linke’s mission statements read like something from a bygone era
Thursday
Could a left-wing coalition end up running Germany?
A spectre is haunting Germany — the spectre of the left. As Merkel’s Christian Democrats fall further behind in the closing weeks of the federal elections, there is now a real possibility of a left-wing coalition forming that might include the far-left party Die Linke. ‘They will never commit to Nato,’ barked Armin Laschet, leader of Merkel’s CDU and her would-be successor in a televised debate with his rivals last Sunday. He demanded to know if Olaf Scholz, chancellor candidate for the social democratic SPD, and the Greens’ Annalena Baerbock would rule out a coalition with Die Linke. Neither did. To Armin Laschet and many in his conservative camp, the
