Why German Elections Matter to the Part of the World

(CNN)- Germany is one of America's most determined allies. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not a fan of US President Donald Trump (remember no-hand-shaking during the visit to the White House). And it looks like its main challenger, Martin Schulz, likes Trump even less, not worrying about the criticism of the American president. So it seems that, no matter who wins this election, US-German relations are likely to be tense.

Germany is one of the key factors in Europe, has the largest and strongest economy in the European Union. It is seen, along with France, as an EU policy promoter and a powerful player in the Brex negotiations. Speaking to him, the second, Merkel and Schulz (former EU president) appear keen to follow a tough line with the United Kingdom on its imminent exit from the trade bloc.

Policy observers everywhere want to see if populist passions will be rekindled. The parties led by Merkel and Schulz are not populist movements with no extension, but concerns related to refugees and security can help delay the right-wing AfD (Alternative for Germany) towards parliament for the first time. And as in France's presidential election earlier this year, anyone in a war-torn country in the Middle East or Africa, who view Germany as a place of refuge, can wonder what kind of welcome they will get there in the future, broadcast the voice.info

Germans will vote to fill seats in Bundestag, the country's 598-seat parliament. Any party that wins most of the countries will try to form a coalition government, and the leader of this party will then become Chancellor/impartant with the US president.

• German voters will cast two votes on election day.

• In the first vote they will choose from a list of local candidates to represent their district. The candidate who gets the most votes in every circle wins a seat in parliament. Half of the Bundestag nations (299) are deployed this way.

• For their second vote, they choose from a list of political parties. The remaining 299 seats are then distributed among the parties based on the percentage of votes agreed across the country. Only parties that get more than 5% of votes at the national level can send representatives to parliament.

What is the purpose of this complex system of things? This allows voters to split their vote among the parties. They can vote for a local candidate from one party and cast their second vote for a different party.

Merkel's party, the centre-right Christian Democratic Union and its Christian Social Union sister party currently have 309 seats in Bundestag. They have spent the last four years in coalition with the centre-left Social Democrat Party, which has 193 seats, broadcast voice.info

Who could be the Chancellor?

Angela Merkel

Who it is: Merkel, of course, is Germany's current Chancellor since 2005. She is the country's first female leader, and she is quite popular now (chaired by about 59%, according to a recent survey). If 62-year-old Merkel wins, it will be her fourth term in the post. And if she served on a full mandate, she would be compared to Helmut Kohli as German Chancellor who served the longest post-war (16 years). In her time in office, there have been three American presidents, four prime ministers in the United Kingdom and four French presidents. For those who are not worshipers of current US President Donald Trump, it is now considered to be the most powerful person in the world.

What she wants: Merkel has a very liberal policy for refugees. She is a major supporter of the global economy. It wants to offer Germans tax cuts (especially new families). It wants to reduce unemployment, but it is known that unemployment in the now flourishing German economy is very low. It also wants to employ thousands of new state and federal police officers. Merkel worked as a physicist before entering politics.

Martin Schulz

Who is he: Schulz, 61, is former president of the European Union (suddenly, is not a Brex fan) and is relatively new to the leadership of the centre-left Social Democrat Party. He was chosen to lead his party in January. Schulz was elected mayor of his native city in Wurselen in 1987 at the age of 31, but spent more of his political life dealing with EU issues in Brussels than in his Germany office.

What he wants: Schulz, called by some German Bernie Sanders, wants to raise taxes on the rich and provide tax benefits to those with medium incomes. He wants Germany to use some of its budgetary success for infrastructure investments and to help advance the EU. He wants the United States to withdraw the nuclear arsenal from Germany.

He dreamed of becoming a professional football player (a heavy knee injury destroyed that dream) and once owned a bookstore.

So who's gonna win?

Merkel and her party seem to be heading towards victory. Its Christian Democrats are constantly being voted 35 to 40 percent, while Schulz's Social Democrats from 20 to 25 percent. Germans seem to prefer the stability headed by Merkel as Chancellors, especially with the rise of populist movements in other European countries and the rise in terrorism incidents on the continent. As one political commentator put it, the Germans are not seeking a political revolution, so they probably won't risk it.

What happens next?

There's entertainment and coalition construction games. To form a government, a political party must win more than 50% of seats in parliament. This is very unlikely to happen, as 42 parties compete in these elections. So, the party that ends with most countries (and will likely be the Christian Democratic Union of Merkel) will negotiate with others to form the government. These negotiations begin on September 25th. /Zeri