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OSW Commentary | | Artur Ciechanowicz

Predictability lost the German political scene after the elections

Both in Germany and abroad, the commentary on the recent elections in Germany has been dominated by the analysis of the results scored by AfD.
OSW Commentary | | Artur Ciechanowicz

Elections to the Bundestag make or break for the liberal party

FDP’s defeat in the 2013 elections was viewed as the end of the German liberal party. However, the FDP’s new leader has managed to radically change the party’s image.
OSW Commentary | | Artur Ciechanowicz

AfD – the alternative for whom

When in 2013 a group of professors of economics founded Alternative for Germany (AfD) it seemed that the name of the new grouping was exaggerated.
OSW Commentary | | Artur Ciechanowicz

Germanys refugee problem The most important test for Chancellor Merkel and the grand coalition

The rapid increase in the number of immigrants from outside of the EU coming to Germany has become the paramount political issue.
OSW Commentary | | Artur Ciechanowicz, Rafał Sadowski

The future of the Franco-German tandem

Following the victories of François Hollande in the presidential election and the Socialist Party in the parliamentary election, the existing model of relations between Germany and France as symbolised by the Merkel-Sarkozy duo is…