8 hours agoGermany today votes for Parliament and new Chancellor
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Germany will vote for the new Bundestag in a tense political climate, where the rise of the right-wing extreme has raised serious concerns about the future of German democracy. Voting rights have at least 59.1 million Germans, 7 million of them foreign-born voters. Candidate with the greatest chances [...]
Recent polls say CDU/ CSU, the centre-right party, comes out first with 30.1% of the vote. Second ranks Alternative for Germany, AfD, the partially ultra-right party, with 20.2%.
The third ranks the SPD, the centre-left Social Democrat party, with 15.3% ; The Gelbr receive 13.2, while 3.9% of German voters are still undecided about whom they will vote for.
Some foreign observers say that despite the AFD's strengthening, this party is not expected to play any role at the federal level.
All parties have ruled out co-operation with him. Merzi has highlighted the distance from the AfD several times.
According to polls, the most likely is a coalition among the CDU/ CSU and Social Democrats, SPD. Such a coalition has led Germany four times after World War II.
