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German federal elections 2017

27 Sep 2021
Billboards with election campaign posters showing the three chancellor candidates: co-leader of Germany's Greens (Die Gruenen) Annalena Baerbock; German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor of the Social Democratic SPD Party Olaf Scholz; and Christian Democratic Union CDU leader Armin Laschet

German elections usher in change with a small 'c'

While voting patterns are changing, none of the front-running parties can be described as radical.

27 Sep 2021
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