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Germany, federal elections

Germany is holding a national election. Here’s what’s at stake

Germans are going to the polls on Sunday for national elections. Opinion polls suggest the outcome will be a new chancellor and, likely, a new governing coalition.

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What to know about Germany’s 2025 federal election

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is expected to make historic gains.

World Socialist Web Site · 10h

Germany’s 2025 federal elections: A turning point in post-war German history

For the first time since the fall of the Third Reich 80 years ago, there is a real possibility that a party with direct ideological continuity to the Nazis will enter government.

Germany, coalition

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Polling shows Germany's 2025 election will bring a shift, but not a far-right leader

While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of Europe's biggest economy.

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Factbox-What kind of coalition government could Germany have after the election?

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Sunday as the winning party will almost certainly have to form a coalition to secure a majority. Here is a summary of t

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

German Set for Tricky Coalition Building, Poll Shows Ahead of Election

Germany's mainstream political parties lost support while the far-right AfD gained ground in one of the last polls published before the election on Sunday, pointing to likely tricky coalition building that could drag on for months.

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Germany elections: All you need to know for crucial Sunday vote

More than 59 million German citizens are eligible to vote, including 2.3 million first-time voters and over 7 million with ...

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Elon Musk, JD Vance haven’t boosted far right ahead of German election

After the highly unusual U.S. interventions, the AfD remains in second place heading into Germany’s federal election on ...

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CDU promises Germans stable solutions to immigration, terrorism, and defense ahead of election

A conservative backlash is brewing in Germany, but the likely winners are working to make the transition pragmatic and ...

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Germany’s rightward shift reflects Pennsylvania’s Rust Belt realignment — and Democratic failures with the working class

It’s hard not to see the political parallels between Cottbus, a city of 100,000 about 75 miles south of Berlin, and Rust Belt ...

Germany's poorest city tries to counter rise of AfD party

Germany's Ruhr area used to be a Social Democrat stronghold, but the right-wing AfD party has risen to popularity amid the region's economic decline. In one city — Gelsenkirchen — individuals are ...

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These Are the Candidates to Be the Next Chancellor of Germany

Bidding to be Germany’s next leader are the incumbent, the leader of the opposition, the vice chancellor, and a far-right ...

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Gilbert: In Germany, Trump's return and embrace of the far-right loom over Sunday's elections

Months after American voters returned Donald Trump to the White House, the 2024 U.S. election is casting a giant shadow over ...

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Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election

In the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s ...

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