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Politico (27 February 2025)

John Kampfner

John Kampfner is a British author, broadcaster and commentator. His latest book “In Search of Berlin” is published by Atlantic. He is a regular POLITICO columnist.

Friedrich Merz is Germany’s next chancellor. The adherents of the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) believe tomorrow belongs to them. Meanwhile, The Left party is now the parliament’s radical new insurgent.

But what happens to the three political parties that ran Germany for the last four years — and technically still do until the next administration is ready? They’ve all been humbled. All of their figureheads are stepping down. So, how will they regroup in a landscape where polarization is the new normal?

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