German ambassador's kurir op-ed: 'Coalition negotiations won't be simple'
Kurir 05.10.2021
On Sunday, a new parliament (Bundestag) was elected in Germany, marking the approaching end of the era of Angela Merkel, which has lasted 16 years.
Up until now, Germany has not been in a situation where the incumbent federal chancellor is not running for re-election. Another specificity of this election is that for the first time it featured three principal candidates: Olaf Scholz (SPD), Armin Laschet (CDU/CSU), and Annalena Baerbock (The Greens). In a fair and very exciting election campaign, they had a number of televised debates (triels) aimed at winning the support of voters. This certainly contributed to
