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	Podcast:		Talking Europe
	Episode:		After the German elections: What now for Germany and for Europe?
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:12:10
	Publish Date:		2021-10-01 14:06:37
	Description:		Many European eyes were fixed not on Brussels but on Berlin this week. Political horse-trading is well underway in the German capital after the September 26 elections. The results upset 16 years of dominance by Angela Merkel's centre-right CDU/CSU party alliance. This time, the centre-left Social Democrats took the biggest vote share. As things stand, they’re looking to the surging Greens and buoyant Liberals to form a coalition. As the European Union’s biggest and richest member state, what happens in Germany matters a great deal for the rest of the continent. We're joined by two MEPs to discuss where the results might lead Germany and the rest of Europe.
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