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German coalition talks begin after close election
The election is over but months of talks are just getting started to see who will be chancellor.
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German coalition talks begin after close election
The election is over but months of talks are just getting started to see who will be chancellor.
German elections usher in change with a small 'c'
While voting patterns are changing, none of the front-running parties can be described as radical.
Seven things we learned about the German election
Seats, Schleswig and an ex-spy: here are some of the sidelights from Sunday's vote.
Man killed as 5.8-magnitude quake strikes Crete
Officials say the man died when a church dome collapsed on the southern Greek island.
Swiss voters back same-sex marriage
Nearly two-thirds have voted yes to the proposal, already law in most of western Europe.
Iceland misses out on female majority after recount
A recount dashes Iceland's belief that it had Europe's first parliament with 50% of seats held by women.
San Marino votes to legalise abortion in referendum
Over three quarters of voters approved changes to the total ban on abortion in the European enclave.
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German coalition talks begin after close election
The election is over but months of talks are just getting started to see who will be chancellor.
German elections usher in change with a small 'c'
While voting patterns are changing, none of the front-running parties can be described as radical.
Seven things we learned about the German election
Seats, Schleswig and an ex-spy: here are some of the sidelights from Sunday's vote.
Man killed as 5.8-magnitude quake strikes Crete
Officials say the man died when a church dome collapsed on the southern Greek island.
Swiss voters back same-sex marriage
Nearly two-thirds have voted yes to the proposal, already law in most of western Europe.
Iceland misses out on female majority after recount
A recount dashes Iceland's belief that it had Europe's first parliament with 50% of seats held by women.
San Marino votes to legalise abortion in referendum
Over three quarters of voters approved changes to the total ban on abortion in the European enclave.
German elections usher in change with a small 'c'
While voting patterns are changing, none of the front-running parties can be described as radical.
Seven things we learned about the German election
Seats, Schleswig and an ex-spy: here are some of the sidelights from Sunday's vote.
Man killed as 5.8-magnitude quake strikes Crete
Officials say the man died when a church dome collapsed on the southern Greek island.
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Who did young voters back in German election?
Two parties appear to have cornered the under-30s vote in this election, according to initial projections.
The Greens and the liberal FDP between them appear to have polled over 40% of younger voters.
Copyright: BBCThe FDP and Greens look like they're potential kingmakers in the upcoming coalition talks, whichever of the two biggest parties ends up with the most seats in parliament.
What's perhaps surprising is that the Social Democrats didn't do quite as well with younger voters.
Social Democrats start believing victory is in sight
Nick Beake
BBC News, SPD HQ in Berlin
Copyright: ReutersWe just tried to ask Olaf Scholz if he’s confident he’ll soon be dealing with Boris Johnson and other world leaders, but he was tight-lipped and his sizable security guards whisked him away.
But latest projections have given the SPD a slight lead and, after several hours of relative quiet, they've decided it's safe to strike up the band.
First up was Don’t Stop Believing and it seems the party faithful heading to the impromptu dancefloor are increasingly confident in their belief their man will lead the next coalition government.
We hear the party leader has now gone for the night. As he slipped into the warm Berlin evening air, Message in a Bottle was blasting out.
The young SPD party members think the German people have sent a message at the ballot box.
