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March 4, 2018, 2:43 pm
Merkel appears to clinch fresh term as Social Democrats okay coalition
After six-month standoff, Germany’s longest period without government since WWII comes to an end following furious debate within center-left party
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Far-right nationalists set for gains in German state election
Merkel’s Christian Democrats could be overtaken by anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party
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