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> The previous ruling coalition was also center-left.

That's not true. Maybe center-left compared to US politics.

CDU is a center catch-all party, and SPD is a left party. Which part is not true? I wasn't referring to US politics, this is a thread about Germany.

Why does everything list CDU as a catch-all for centre-right then? It's even on the wiki.

Well historically Christian-Democrats (not only in Germany) tended to be centrist or even left leaning economically.

That's not been true for the CDU for at least three decades.

the current one is more right-center-left

You wouldn't label the Labour Party or the The Greens right wing? If "right" in your sentence refers to the Free Democratic Party (FDP) the abolishment of the data retention regulation would even be a "right wing initiative", which is kind of funny. Not sure if I agree, the only thing that's certain for the FDP nowadays is that they lack a clear profile.

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