Green Candidate and Kingmaker: Annalena Baerbock Holds the Keys to Germany's Next Election
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This fall, a politician with the Green Party could become German chancellor for the first time․ Annalena Baerbock is a far more dynamic candidate than her conservative and center-left competitors - and she could be poised for a senior position in the next government, if not the country's top political office․

Germany's SPD on the Rise: Olaf Scholz Aims to Succeed Merkel By Emulating Her
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Germany's Social Democrats appear to be rising from the dead as the general election approaches․ In Olaf Scholz, the party has found a candidate whose leadership style could be a lot like Angela Merkel's․