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Germany's Four Candidates Vying For Chancellor In Sunday's Election

Get insights into Germany's upcoming election with a look at the four key candidates and their platforms.

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4 candidates want to be Germany's next chancellor. Who are they?

Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election

The Independent UK

US Tensions Plague Final Phase Of German Election Campaign

Germany enters the final week of election campaigning Monday, with the debate more heated than ever amid controversy over alleged US interference in favour of the far right.

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'Fatal Mistake': Activists Say Climate Ignored In German Polls

German activists rallied on Friday to push the climate crisis up the agenda in an election campaign where the issue has been overshadowed by debates on immigration and the economy.

International Business Times

‘The far right wants us to play by their rules’: Can German Greens survive ‘witch-hunt’?

As AfD says Germany is in grip of ‘eco-dictatorship’, Green party tones down mention of climate action

The Guardian - UK

EU says it will retaliate immediately if Trump imposes new tariffs

Bloc’s leaders also promise to protect EU interests after US president announces escalation in aggressive trade policy

The Guardian - UK

The far-right is rising at a crucial time in Germany, boosted by Elon Musk

With only a few weeks until Germany’s election, Elon Musk has unambiguously thrown his support behind the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. In a video address to a party rally last week, he appeared to urge Germans to “move on” from any “past guilt” related to the Holocaust.

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German Industry Sounds Alarm As Government Cuts Growth Forecast

The German government on Wednesday slashed its growth forecasts for 2025 as industry leaders sent dire warnings over the country's economic health and staged nationwide protests to urge reforms.

International Business Times

Elon Musk "spreading hate" in Europe

After funding Trump's White House bid, the world's richest man is backing the far-right in UK and Germany

Salon

Elon Musk accused of trying to weaken Europe with AfD backing

Germany's vice chancellor said Musk's comments calling the far-right AfD a "last spark of hope" weren't made out of ignorance.

Fortune

German Leaders Hit Back At Musk's Support For Far Right

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his deputy hit back Tuesday at Elon Musk's support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, as the billionaire continued intervening in the country's politics.

International Business Times

Far-right AfD holds rally as Magdeburg mourns Christmas market victims

Far-right co-chair Alice Weidel says attack was ‘an act of an Islamist full of hatred ... for us Germans, for us Christians’

The Independent UK

Friedrich Merz lashes out at Greens as German election campaign starts

Favourite to be country’s next leader rails against possible coalition partners even as he says he will restore harmony

The Guardian - UK

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote paving way for early election

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German Greens' Robert Habeck To Lead Bruised Party Into Elections

Germany's Greens have been environmental trailblazers but their top candidate, Robert Habeck, goes into snap national elections bruised by three stormy years in government that ended in a political crisis.

The Guardian - UK

German opposition leader plans climate action reverse and immigration controls as Scholz paves way for election – as it happened

German chancellor confirms vote of confidence date, giving path to 23 February election, as Friedrich Merz attempts to create distance between parties

The Independent UK

German chancellor’s last remaining coalition ally makes his move before expected early election

German Eonomy Minister Robert Habeck says he hopes to become his Green Party’s chancellor in the coming election

The Conversation

Why the German government collapsed and what to expect now

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has sacked his finance minister Christian Lindner escalating a long conflict in the German government and ultimately causing the fragile coalition between Social Democrats, Greens, and the Free Democratic Party to collapse. For once, Scholz, often mocked as a robotic speaker without emotion, appeared to…

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The Independent UK

Pressure piles on Germany’s Scholz to hold quick elections after coalition collapses

The political breakdown follows sacking of the finance minister

International Business Times

Germany's Embattled Scholz Paves Way For Early Elections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday amid a deep coalition crisis that he will seek a vote of confidence in January that would pave the way for early elections by March.

The Guardian - UK

Clashes over budget could push Germany’s ailing coalition to collapse

With contradictory proposals unlikely to mesh, leaders to decide whether there is scope for alliance to continue

The Independent UK

Germany's economy isn't growing. But its quarrelsome government can't agree on a way forward

Germany’s economy isn’t growing and the governing coalition has a lot of ideas on how to fix it

Radio France Internationale

Chancellor Scholz leads delegation to India seeking to reduce German reliance on China

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is leading a high-level delegation to New Delhi this week, betting that greater access to the vast Indian market can reduce Germany's reliance on Beijing even if India does not turn out to be the 'new China'.

International Business Times

German Govt Sees Economy Shrinking Again In 2024

The German government slashed its 2024 forecast Wednesday for Europe's largest economy, saying it will contract for a second straight year before a recovery gets under way in 2025.

The Independent UK

Germany's economy is on track to shrink for a second straight year

Germany's government says the country’s economy is on track to shrink for a second consecutive year

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