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Germany, Election Matters

Time on MSN · 3h

Why Germany Is at a Crossroads

The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.

Hosted on MSN · 49m

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.

Here's what to know about Germany's election this Sunday

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on the minds of German voters. The far-right AfD is polling in second place.

Germany fears another tough coalition

DW on MSN · 17m

German election: Germany enters last day of campaigning

The conservative CDU/CSU alliance under Friedrich Merz is ahead in the polls, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) second and Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) coming third.

Germany fears another tough coalition: dpa's election campaign brief

The rise of minor parties could leave Germany on the brink of another unhappy three-way coalition, fresh polling suggested on Thursday, just three days before the country heads to the polls. As tensions build,

The Nation on MSN · 2d

Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election

World / In the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s firewall against the far right is beginning to crack. Linda Mannheim Berlin—Even before German federal elections were scheduled to take place this Sunday (February 23),

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Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

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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 ...

Germany elections: Who is Friedrich Merz, the polarizing figure tipped to be chancellor?

Merz, 69, promises fundamental policy shifts, including stricter migration controls and market-friendly reforms to revive ...

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Friedrich Merz and his long march to the brink of the German chancellery

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

7hon MSN

What is the AfD, the far-right German party supported by Vance and Musk?

Concern is growing over the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s rise ahead of the German election. Its U.S. supporters ...

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Shocked by Trump, Europe Turns Its Hopes to Germany’s Election

Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s ...

2don MSN

Migration hardliner Friedrich Merz expected to become Germany’s next chancellor as CDU leads polls

Friedrich Merz is set to be Germany’s next chancellor as CDU-CSU leads, with his policies and AfD ties reshaping politics.

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Germany's Scholz slams Merz on AfD cooperation in heated TV debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

12hon MSN

Germany's Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz hold rallies in final days ahead of federal election

As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...

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