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Germany

Right turn

Germany, a nation known for its commitment to democracy and reconciliation with its past, finds itself at a pivotal moment in its political journey.

Three-horse race

The Christian Democrat Helmut Kohl (1982-1998) was mocked by the German left as a provincial wannabe but the wily powerbroker became a towering figure of European, even world, politics, presiding over German reunification, deepening and enlarging of the European Union, and the introduction of the Euro.