How Merkel changed Europe

Final preview articles in various German and other news sources on the German federal elections 2013 just before the electorate went to the polls on the 22 September 2013. Some of the features look, in particular, at the implications for other European countries and the European Union.

For further background information on the election click on the related url: ESO: Background information: German federal election, 2013.

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EurActiv, 20.09.13: EU partners await German poll before getting back to business http://www.euractiv.com/eu-elections-2014/allies-want-german-elections-eu-news-530465

EUObserver [Analysis], 19.09.13: German elections: Little change for EU http://euobserver.com/political/121473

ESO: Background information: German federal election, 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-federal-election-2013/

EUObserver, 20.09.13: Germans head to the polls in close election http://euobserver.com/political/121520

Spiegel Online International, 20.09.13: Tensions High: Last-Minute Poll Shows Close German Race http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/latest-poll-shows-governing-coalition-has-narrow-lead-ahead-of-election-a-923483.html

BBC News, 20.09.13: Germany election: Rival parties push for every vote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24175378

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 21.09.13: German federal elections preview: the parties and their campaigns http://bit.ly/1aZ9YKa

Deutsche Welle, 20.09.13; Outside experts weigh in on German elections http://dw.de/p/19lG4

Deutsche Welle, 21.09.13: Election eve: Merkel, Steinbrück lobby undecided voters http://dw.de/p/19lb9

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 21.09.13: The message for Europe from the German election campaign is ‘don’t get your hopes up’ http://bit.ly/1fhNSls

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 17.09.13: There have been three major shifts in German public opinion during the 2013 election campaign, including a late swing from the Greens to the Left Party. http://bit.ly/16bo1nu

ECFR: Commentary, 20.09.13: Ten things to know about the German elections http://ecfr.eu/content/entry/commentary_ten_things_to_know_about_the_german_elections

Euro/Topics: Press Review, 20.09.13: Europe's eyes on German election http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER130531-Europe-s-eyes-on-German-election

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