A federal election will be held in Germany on 23 February 2025 to elect the 630 members of the 21st Bundestag.Originally scheduled for 28 September 2025, the elections were brought forward due to the collapse of the governing coalition during the 2024 German government crisis.It is the fourth [1] snap election in the history of post-war Germany after those in 1972, 1983 and 2005.

3 days ago · The frontrunner in the race to run Germany is Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democrats (CDU) are up to 10 points ahead in the polls.He was chosen as candidate for chancellor ahead of Markus ...

1 day ago · Germany will head to the polls for snap federal elections on 23 February in a vote that will shape the course of the EU's largest member state and its biggest — albeit faltering — economy for ...

Feb 3, 2025 · BERLIN (AP) — The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election said Monday that the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” and his party will “never” work with it, following a week in which he was accused of breaking a taboo on dealing with the far right.. Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s Union bloc has been leading polls ahead …

Jan 29, 2025 · After the collapse of Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition, follow our live-updating polling data and discover other possible coalitions ahead of February vote. Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT,...

Federal elections were held in Germany on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the 20th Bundestag. State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were also held.

Dec 16, 2024 · With the election date set for February 23 next year, here’s what’s at stake. Who’s running? There will be seven major parties for which Germans will vote. Four of the seven have made...

Dec 27, 2024 · Germany is headed for a national election seven months early. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier ordered the parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23.

Germany's mainstream parties all favour helping Ukraine fend off Russia's full-scale invasion, while the AfD and BSW want an end to weapons deliveries to Kyiv and a resumption of good relations...

6 days ago · Germany is holding early elections on February 23, 2025. Here is some background on parties, candidates and procedures.