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Ahead of the Feb. 23 election, German parties have wildly different plans to repair the country’s sputtering economy.

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Leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz speaks during a press conference after the no-confidence vote against the German Chancellor at the Bundestag (Lower house of ...

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz goes on offensive against conservative rival Friedrich Merz ahead of snap February poll ...

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel, leads the ranking of candidates for the post ...