Conservative parties and far-right AfD lead in polls, with CDU’s Friedrich Merz likely to become chancellor
Germany goes to the polls on 23 February for a snap federal election that, barring mishaps, will set the course of the EU’s largest and most influential member state, and the eurozone’s biggest – if faltering – economy, for the next four years.
Here is a guide to what is at stake, how the system works, who the main players are and what may be the eventual outcome.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/23/germany-election-who-are-the-key-players-and-what-is-at-stake
Author : Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Publish date : 2025-01-23 10:49:14
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