Germany election 2025: Party policies, opinion polls and key issues
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What to know about Germany’s far-right, far-left parties that could upend the upcoming election
With a week left to Germany's snap polls to the parliament, both the AfD on the far-right and BSW on the far-left could offer a stiff challenge to mainstream political parties. Here is what to know.
German federal elections: Social Democrats and Christian Democrats agree on all key issues
Inciting hatred against migrants, rearmament, and cuts in social provisions stood at the centre of the recent prime-time debate between Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Social Democrat, SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz.
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,
Pollster sees uncertainty in small parties ahead of German election
With just a few days to go before Germany's parliamentary election, political pollster Manfred Güllner said he has never seen so much uncertainty around possible coalition configurations for the country's next government.
Germany snap elections: Thousands protest against far-right AfD party in Berlin
Germany is heading to early elections in less than a week. There’s much at stake for political parties and citizens alike. Just days ahead of the polls, leaders of top parties in Germany participated in a televised debate on Sunday.
Video: As Germany braces for election, opinion polls suggest a shift to the right
As Germany braces for election, opinion polls suggest a shift to the right A week before Germans vote in a snap election, opinion polls suggest a shift to the right. The governing coalition of social democrat Olaf Scholz collapsed in December,
4 candidates want to be Germany's next chancellor. Who are they?
BERLIN — Four candidates are bidding to be Germany's next leader in Sunday's election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, the opposition leader, the current vice chancellor and — for the ...
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Rubio Serves Up Revisionist History On Nazis Weaponizing Free Speech
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended VP JD Vance after he met with members of the right AfD party in Germany and lectured the Germans about supposedly suppressing "free speech." ...
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Christian Democrats Hand Golden Ticket to German Far Right
Germany’s Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz has broken a long-established “firewall” isolating the far right. A vote ...
Germany election: What types of coalition government are possible?
Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning party will almost ...
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What kind of coalition government could Germany have after the election?
BERLIN - Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning party will almost ... (Conservatives and Social Democrats) Germany's next ...
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Factbox-What Kind of Coalition Government Could Germany Have After the Election?
By Andrey Sychev, Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning party ... and Social Democrats) ...