German election | Euronews

English

Germany

Angela Merkel's deputy Olaf Scholz to run for chancellor in 2021 vote

Germany's current finance minister said he was unanimously designated as the Social Democratic Party's candidate in the upcoming election for chancellor.

Germany

Merkel successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to quit over vote fiasco

Merkel successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced that she will quit her role as head of the CDU after the party was criticised over a regional election in Thuringia.

Germany

Why are this weekend's state elections in Germany so significant?

"It is possible these two results shake up the political system nationwide. But if the SBD stays in power in Bradenburg and the CDU stays in power in Saxony, this could be, as we say in German, a storm in a water bottle (storm in a teacup)."

Germany

German far-right invokes 1989 spirit to woo voters in the east

In the eastern states of Saxony and Brandenburg, three decades after the country's reunification, many voters still feel left behind – and the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is invoking the spirit of the 1989 revolution to try to win them over.

ADVERTISEMENT

Germany

Angela Merkel's CDU wins Gorlitz Mayor race, beating far-right AfD

The German city of Gorlitz backed Angela Merkel's Christian Democrat candidate Octavian Ursu as mayor in a run-off vote against the far-right AfD party

Germany

Political shifts and Chemnitz: Germany’s year in review

Euronews' experts on Germany, our correspondent in the country, Emmanuelle Chaze, and digital journalist, Linda Fischer, reflect on the year and discuss what is likely to be on the agenda over the next 12 months.

Germany

Battle is on to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel

Two frontrunners have emerged with opposing visions for the Christian Democratic Union

Germany

Euroviews. Did Merkel’s handling of the migrant crisis seal her fate? | View

Euronews asks political analyst Leopold Traugott about what impact the news of Angela Merkel’s long goodbye will have on Germany and the rest of Europe.

Germany

Will Bavaria's election force Germany's interior minister to resign?

Horst Seehofer been a constant headache for Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government - often trying to push for harder migation policies.

Germany

Germany's SPD votes to join government handing Merkel fourth term

Germany’s Social Democratic party has agreed to another "grand coalition" with Merkel's conservative CDU.

Germany

Last chance for German coalition talks to begin

Chancellor Angela Merkel says her conservative bloc and the Social Democrats still had difficult obstacles to clear before they could agree to enter coalition talks

Germany

Germany's SPD urged to drop opposition to joining "grand coalition"

Key ally of Chancellor Merkel urges SPD to change mind to ensure stable government after collapse of coalition talks

Germany

Merkel says she is prepared to call fresh elections

Germany's Angela Merkel says she is prepared to call a snap election after coalition talks fail

Germany

Cracks appear in Germany's AfD

The party has lost two senior figures just days after its success in Germany's federal election

Germany

Angela Merkel's 'hollow victory'

CDU supporters celebrate win in German election but do some soul searching amid far-right surge

Germany

Polls open in Germany

Polling stations have opened this morning to the 60 million people registered to vote in the German elections.

Germany

A real alternative?: the rise of the far right in Germany

The AfD looks set to become the third party in the Bundestag after the forthcoming German federal elections: but why is it doing so well?

Germany

German Election 360° - can a new government do more to encourage renewable energy?

Green energy is creating jobs in rural areas, but voters say the government should do more to help

Germany

German Elections 360: Voters hoping for change in Bremen

Inequality is one of the issues dividing voters in one Germany's poorest states

Germany

German Election 360°: enough is enough after 12 years of Merkel

Germany goes to the polls for the federal elections on September 24 where the country elects deputies in the lower house.