Germany Votes 2025 – Three Days Ahead of the Election – Final Verdict?
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It’s the final countdown! With just days to go until election day and one third of the voter base still undecided, speculations are flaring up: who will govern with whom? In our exclusive mini interviews, top politicians share their priorities for a coalition agreement and we speak with POLITICO journalist Rixa Fürsen. Meanwhile the Munich Security Conference has dominated the campaign trails for a few days questioning the transatlantic partnership and Germany’s role in Europe’s defense ramp up. We also look at final campaign moments, the timeline and examine the “invisible wall" in Germany shaping this election. Stay tuned!
It’s the final countdown! With just days to go until election day and one third of the voter base still undecided, speculations are flaring up: who will govern with whom? In our exclusive mini interviews, top politicians share their priorities for a coalition agreement and we speak with POLITICO journalist Rixa Fürsen. Meanwhile the Munich Security Conference has dominated the campaign trails for a few days questioning the transatlantic partnership and Germany’s role in Europe’s defense ramp up. We also look at final campaign moments, the timeline and examine the “invisible wall" in Germany shaping this election. Stay tuned!
Caroline Mücke-Kemp
Head of Public & Government Affairs Germany
In a nutshell:
- Coalition options: Who will govern Germany?
- Munich Security Conference: A pivotal moment for the transatlantic defense partnership, bringing security policy to the forefront in Europe. What does this mean for the German election?
- FTI-exclusive mini-interviews: Top politicians on their priorities for the next coalition agreement.
- Retrospective: Timeline of early elections, top topics and an assessment of each party’s campaign.
- FTI-exclusive interviews: POLITICO Berlin’s Rixa Fürsen and Merle Spellerberg (Greens), MP and member of the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee, share their outlook on the election.
- Deep Dive: 35 years after reunification, Germany’s deep east-west divide remains visible in the predicted election outcome map of the country’s constituencies.
Days left until German Federal Election on 23 February 2025
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