The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has announced fresh elections to the Bundestag for February 2025, after the collapse of his SPD-led coalition. Find out which parties are polling best today
Germany is preparing for a general election to the Bundestag, the lower house of its parliament, on 23 February, after its “traffic-light” coalition of social democrats, liberals and greens collapsed. The country’s electoral system is highly proportional, so polls give a good indication of what shape of government might be possible after the election.The SPD is the traditional centre-left force and Germany's oldest political party.
AfD - Alternative für Deutschland is a far-right party which is opposed to immigration and European integration. It was founded in 2013 and has generally been moving to the right ever since. It first entered parliament in 2017.Sahra Wagenknecht is a former Linke politician who left to found her own party, which has for the moment eclipsed that of her former colleagues, and formed a breakaway group in parliament.
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