German election: Who won, who lost and what’s next? Christian Democrats came first. But the far right and the left were the biggest gainers. Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2025
Germany's Mainstream Conservatives Win National Election, Far-Right Party Surges Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz win election, facing challenges in addressing European security issues and forming a stable coalit... Top News · Feb 24, 2025
Monday briefing: Merz will be Germany’s chancellor – but extremists are waiting in the wings In today’s newsletter: The far-right AfD may have come second, but at 20% they have been held off by the performance of mainstream parties, with the CDU leader Friedrich Merz on course to be the new chancellor The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025
Germany’s Merz calls for ‘independence’ from US as conservatives win vote Hard-right Alternative for Germany comes second in parliamentary elections, doubling vote share from 2021. Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2025
German Vote Winner Merz Faces Tough Talks To Build Govt Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a new coalition government, warning "the world isn't waiting for us". International Business Times · Feb 24, 2025
Bulk Billing’s Set To Get Cheaper From November — What This Means For You No matter who wins the election, both Labor and the Coalition have committed some significant cashola to Medicare, starting later this year. Pedestrian.tv · Feb 24, 2025
Conservatives win German election as far-right party surges to second place Donald Trump declares conservative victory a ‘great day for Germany’ before congratulating himself The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025
‘Now is the time of monsters’: young Berliners despair at far-right surge Alternative für Deutschland projected to finish second in federal election with about 20% of the vote The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025
Labor crashes to a 55–45 deficit in Resolve despite interest rate cut A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted February 18–23 from a sample of 1,506, gave the Coalition a 55–45 lead by headline respondent preferences, a three-point gain for the Coalition since January. By 2022 election preference flows, the Coalition led by 52–48, a one-point gain for them. The Conversation · Feb 23, 2025
Germany’s CDU ahead in election exit poll, strong support for far right Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor. Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2025
SPD Faces Historic Loss In German Election Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SPD faces uncertainty after a 9% drop in support, reshaping Germany's political landscape. Top News · Feb 23, 2025
Conservatives win German election but far-right AfD doubles support Results show CDU/CSU will be largest party but success of Alternative für Deutschland likely to complicate formation of a government The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025
German election: What to expect and what is at stake as voters head to polls Election is likely to end with no clear winner with tricky coalition talks Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2025
Germany May Face Long Wait For New Government After Vote German voters head to the polls in a winter election on Sunday but may not have a new government for some time. International Business Times · Feb 23, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025 Discontented Germany votes in an election with economy, migration and far-right strength in focus German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over the future of Ukraine and Europe’s alliance with the United States
International Business Times · Feb 23, 2025 Top Issues In Germany's Election Campaign From immigration and Germany's ailing economy to cannabis and gender politics, here is a round-up of the burning issues on voters' minds in the run-up to Sunday's election.
International Business Times · Feb 23, 2025 Cheat Sheet On Germany's Colour-coded Politics Germany holds elections on Sunday after its three-party "traffic light" coalition collapsed last year and could soon have a "black-red" government while a "Jamaica" or "blackberry" alliance is less likely.
International Business Times · Feb 22, 2025 Germany On Eve Of Elections Under Shadow Of US-European Rift German politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of key elections in which conservatives hope to win despite the dramatic rise of the far right targeting a record score.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025 A train through Germany: is Europe’s powerhouse going off the rails? In the run-up to Sunday’s crucial election, the Guardian took a long journey through Europe’s heartland to find out what voters think
The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2025 Peter Dutton says he has the answer to rising insurance premiums. So how would divestiture work? Coalition leader says Australians are being ‘ripped off’ and the Greens agree the industry needs a shake-up
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025 German elections live: Far right Afd’s surge is ‘final warning’ to democratic parties, victorious Merz says Friedrich Merz set to become new chancellor after provisional results show his conservatives won
Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2025 Debt brake: How this fiscal rule could shape Germany’s election This mechanism, which has been blamed for a lack of investment, has emerged as an important election issue.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025 Willingness to ease off ‘debt brake’ may decide the German election Rule dating from 2009 that limits borrowing looks vulnerable as main political parties promise to revive stalled economy
The Guardian - AU · Feb 20, 2025 Australian public school voluntary fees surge almost 40% in two years Greens vow to abolish public school fees and accuse major parties of shifting costs on to families struggling with cost of living
The National (Scotland) · Feb 20, 2025 Glasgow Council tax to go up by 7.5 per cent in biggest increase in years A Budget deal has been agreed between the SNP and Greens in Glasgow that will see a council tax rise of 7.5 per cent.