Germany, Pollster

Germany 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.
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.
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.
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 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.

Germany, Elections and Huge Stakes

AfD, Germany

Germany’s far-right seeks to convert the power of Trump into election gains
It is a pivotal moment for Germany's far-right AfD ahead of national elections Sunday. The party is polling at 21% — likely ...
Germany election: Gains by far-right AfD party hint at tough coalition talks ahead for Merz, Scholz
Merz, the current frontrunner, will likely face the challenge of assembling a three-way coalition, either with the SPD and ...
In Upcoming Election Can Germany Save Itself And Thereby Help Save The Free World?
A huge question hangs over this Sunday's German parliamentary election: Can Germany save itself and thereby help save the ...
How Elon Musk used X to amplify Germany’s far right ahead of election
Musk won AfD a massive new audience, and JD Vance added support. That brought the party outsized attention, but the impact in ...
Can post-election Germany stabilise a panicked Europe? - Peter Apps
At the most newsworthy Munich Security Conference in recent memory last weekend, Germany’s likely next chancellor did all he ...
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Dexit? Europe’s Ambassador at the United Nations Has a Message Ahead of Sunday’s Election in Germany
Will the widely expected — though not certain — rise of a nationalist party in Germany’s Sunday election deprive the European Union of its largest economy? Will the Alternative for Germany party’s ...
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 the 2025 German election.
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Germany’s pivotal election: rising AfD, struggling left, and Europe’s uncertain future
Germans will vote in an election that could shape both their country’s future and that of the European Union. While the ...