Results

• Kohl's long reign ends
• Schr�der outlines his vision for Germany
• World reaction: A new era for Europe
• Strong showing for ex-communists
• Coalition talks begin
• Greens: Long road to power

The impact

• Analysis: The great European love triangle
• Disquiet on the eastern front
• Will Germany stick to its guns?
• German-Russian relations: End of an era?

Profiles

• Gerhard Schr�der
  Pragmatist searching for a third way
• Helmut Kohl
  Iron Chancellor steps into history books
• Joschka Fischer
  Green activist with a popular touch

Background

• In Germany, it's personality not politics
• The East holds the key
• The rise of the extreme right
• Ill will bubbles up over health cuts
• But what do they stand for?

Multimedia

The end of Kohl's era

• Kohl's concession speech (in German)
• BBC's John Simpson: Across Germany the Kohl era ended quietly
• A look back at Kohl's rule
• BBC's William Horsley: Love of power was Kohl's undoing