German election

Europe News

German election blog: Centre-right CDU's Merz declares victory

Revisit Euronews' Sunday blog as Germany voted to elect its new chancellor and parliament.

23 February 2025

Europe News

AfD's first chancellor candidate vows to be strict on migration

Weidel promises to revive the economy, reduce migration and roll back climate policies.

7 December 2024

Europe News

War and peace: Will Germany's election shape Ukraine's future?

Ukrainian journalist Denis Trubetskoy believes the upcoming German election is less critical for Ukraine than the US election — but that Ukraine’s stability and resistance nonetheless depend on Germany’s long-term support.

5 December 2024

Germany

Scholz draws line at German peacekeeping troops in Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed not to send peacekeeping troops into a demilitarised zone in Ukraine if a ceasefire were to be agreed between Kyiv and Moscow.

4 December 2024

Europe News

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz kicks off election campaign

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has positioned the Social Democratic Party as the only one for the people, heavily criticising CDU, who are currently leading the polls.

30 November 2024

Tech News

Germany should prepare for cyber threats ahead of election - minister

Germany needs more protections against cybersecurity threats with a general election coming up, the interior minister said.

12 November 2024

Europe News

Germany set to hold snap elections on 23 February, reports claim

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz previously suggested new vote could be held in March, following the breakdown of his ruling coalition.

12 November 2024

Europe News

Far-right party looking to make gains in state elections in Germany

Germans are casting their votes on Sunday in Saxony and Thuringia, in the east of the country, in an election that could see the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the strongest party for the first time and produce painful results for the unpopular national government.

1 September 2024

Europe News

Migrant communities in Germany fear far-right surge

Polls show the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has a strong lead in the east German states of Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg - where elections will take place in September.

27 August 2024

Europe News

How can local German elections affect the war in Ukraine?

The war in Ukraine has dominated the political discussion ahead of three east German state elections in September. Both far-left and far-right parties are demanding negotiations with Russia and the halting of weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Can they affect Germany's foreign policies?

23 August 2024

The Cube

No, an oversized cross won’t void your ballot in Germany

Rumours on German social media are spreading false claims about ways you can supposedly invalidate your vote in the European elections by accident.

31 May 2024

World News

German far-right AfD gains first elected official

The populist far-right party has won its first seat in a district council election in Sonneberg. This is despite representatives of the SPD, Greens, FDP and other parties calling for support for his opponent.

26 June 2023

Germany

Merkel offers positive view of German handling of 2015 migrant crisis

Looking back on her legacy, Merkel said the 2015 migrant crisis was one of the most challenging events during her time as German chancellor.

8 November 2021

Germany

Germany's newly elected Bundestag meets for first time since election

The German parliament is expected to elect Baerbel Bas of the centre-left Social Democrats as its new speaker.

26 October 2021

Germany

Social Democrats narrow beat Merkel's CDU bloc, initial results show

Both the SPD and the Union bloc are hoping to get into a coalition with the Greens and Free Democrats.

27 September 2021

Germany

Relive how Germany's nail-biting election night unfolded

Germans voted for members of parliament in an tight election race that will determine who succeeds Angela Merkel.

26 September 2021