German election: CDU still leads in the polls
But fewer people now trust Chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz not to veer to the right.Tensions are rising as the German election on February 23 draws ever closer. But the mood grew even more tense after the center-right Christian Democratic Union,
Germany election 2025: Parties, polls and key issues
Germany will hold a snap national election on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition.
Scholz's SPD up Three Points After German Migration Debate, Poll Shows
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) gained three percentage points after refusing to support a divisive bill on migration put forward by the conservatives and backed by a far-right party,
German election: Who is the Green Party's Robert Habeck?
Green Party candidate for Chancellor Robert Habeck is one of Germany's best-known politicians. He also faces fierce attacks from his opponents from the center- and far right.Never before in the history of Germany's Green Party has there been this much of a personality cult: Robert Habeck is the top candidate and central to his party's election campaign:
Factbox-Germany's election in polls, parties and policy debates
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will hold a snap national election on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. Here are the main parties contending, their poll standings,
Germany's top four party leaders to face off in TV debate
The leaders of the four best-polling parties ahead of Germany's February 23 parliamentary election are set to take part in an expanded televised debate, broadcaster RTL announced on Wednesday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats (SPD),
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How Germany found itself holding an Italian election
POLITICO has processed 35 years’ worth of election data to find out why this month’s vote is messier than ever ― and what will happen next.
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Voting from Abroad Ahead of Germany’s 2025 Snap Election
Over the past few weeks, several reports have appeared in German media on expected challenges with postal voting from abroad ...
Taboo break over far right set to complicate German coalition talks after election
The breaking of a taboo among mainstream German parties on cooperation with the far right looks set to complicate efforts to ...
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Here’s what Germany’s next government will look like
Germany’s conservatives are desperate to avoid a three-party coalition, but the outcome depends on how many small parties ...
German opposition’s migration bill narrowly defeated amid controversy over far-right support
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration ...
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Germany's election in polls, parties and policy debates
BERLIN - Germany will hold a snap national election ... has dropped to third from the first place it achieved in the 2021 election. It is followed by the Greens on 12% and the BSW on 6%.
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German election 2025: Who’s ahead in the polls?
The German federal election on February 23 ... Democrats (FDP), has fallen considerably since the previous election in September 2021. The centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its ...
Thousands in Germany protest the rise of the far right ahead of next month’s election
Tens of thousands of Germans protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant ...
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How do you get a German to vote? Give them free beer of course!
One German city thinks it has the answer: Give them free beer. In an effort to combat low voter turnout in Duisburg, a city ...