Make German politics interesting again

The German election on September 24th 2017 was expected to be comparatively boring. Mostly centrist parties with similar platforms were on offer. Meanwhile, Angela Merkel was towering over the election – seemingly without having to campaign at all. This article called on Germany's Left to use the following four years to do some serious soul-searching, to ensure that the 2021 elections would be, by German standards, a bit more exciting

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ESO: Key Source: German federal election, 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-federal-election-2017/

ESO: Background Information: Could Germany end up with a minority government? http://www.europeansources.info/record/could-germany-end-up-with-a-minority-government/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 21.08.17: The Misery of Germany’s Election Campaign http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/72865?lang=en

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