Skip next section Welcome to DW’s rolling coverage of the 2025 German election 02/23/2025February 23, 2025
Welcome to DW’s rolling coverage of the 2025 German election
Wesley Dockery
Germany votes today in that are being held after the collapse of Chancellor three-way ruling coalition last November. DW will be tracking the latest developments and bringing you multimedia content and analysis on the vote.
Among the most pressing issues for voters are immigration, the state of the German economy, foreign policy and climate change, according to an ARD-Deutschlandtrend poll from January.
While the conservative / alliance under Friedrich Merz is ahead in the polls, it is unlikely to be able to govern alone.
Merz vowed to be a “strong voice” in Europe at the last CDU rally before the vote.
The polls put the far-right in second place. However no other party is open to working with them, meaning they will likely be left out of government.
The ruling under current Chancellor Scholz have been polling in third place.
That makes them a likely coalition partner for the CDU. The environmentalist Greens are another option.
Depending on the results, and if the poll projections prove true, the CDU may have to govern with either one other party or two.
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