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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 and, likely, a new governing coalition.

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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.

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.

Germany, Friedrich Merz and CDU

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

Friedrich Merz is on track to become Germany’s next chancellor, with his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and its Bavarian affiliate, the Christian Social Union (CSU), maintaining a strong lead in the polls.

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Friedrich Merz may become the next German chancellor. But who is he?

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is expected to be Germany's next chancellor. Copyright 2025 NPR

Who is Friedrich Merz, the CDU candidate for German chancellor?

Germany's opposition leader Friedrich Merz is the front-runner in the country's election campaign, with his center-right Union bloc leading polls. The 69-year-old became leader of the Christian Democratic Union after Chancellor Angela Merkel stepped down in 2021,

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CDU promises Germans stable solutions to immigration, terrorism, and defense ahead of election

A conservative backlash is brewing in Germany, but the likely winners are working to make the transition pragmatic and ...

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Germany election: what are the policies of the CDU conservatives

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian CSU sister party are topping polls for the election ...

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Germany braces for pivotal elections as parties wrap up campaigns

German are set to vote for their next leader on Sunday in the country’s snap federal election. The election is expected to ...

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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.

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Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe’s response to an assertive Trump

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.

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Germany's election will usher in new leadership — but might not turn tides for the country's struggling economy

Friedrich Merz has criticized Olaf Scholz on the economy, but experts question if a government led by the Christian ...

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 ...

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Germany’s Anti-Extremist Firewall Is Collapsing

This may be the year the firewall collapses. The AfD is now polling at about 22 percent nationally and seems destined for a ...

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