German elections will bring stimulus and continuity

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

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Personality contest
Personal approach
Party support
Reputation
Ideological constraints
Policy priorities
Labour market improvements
Increasing social spending
Boosting public investment
Tax increases ahead
Euro-area crisis positioning
CDU
SPD
FDP
Greens
Coalition configurations
CDU-SPD grand coalition
CDU-FDP continuation
CDU-Green

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