1 hour ago German election live: voters head to polls amid fears over Ukraine security, Trump and rise of far right

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz could unseat chancellor Olaf Scholz but threat of gains by far-right AfD looms largeBerlin correspondentIn the run-up to today’s vote, the Guardian’s Kate Connolly travelled more than 850 miles on trains across Germany to hear what its citizens have to say about the state of their nation. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago German election 2025 live updates: Polls open as Europe and US watch on in pivotal vote

Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history

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4 h. ago As German voters head to the polls here’s what to expect next

German voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect a parliament that will hold power for four years

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4 h. ago German elections: Why Bauhaus design has become the target of far

As political tensions rise in Germany, the design school has come under fire, Katrin Schreiter writes

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4 h. ago German election live updates: Polls open as Europe and US watch on in pivotal vote

Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history

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5 h. ago German election 2025 live updates: Voting begins after final poll predicts large gains for AfD

Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history

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6 h. ago 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

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7 h. ago German election: Voting begins after campaign dominated by economy and security fears

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz, 69, leads the race to become chancellor

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7 h. ago German election live updates: Voting begins after final poll predicts large gains for AfD

Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history

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8 h. ago The Latest: Polls open in Germany in crucial general election

German voters are heading to the polls for a national election

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11 h. ago German voters head to polls facing world of change as far right waits in the wings

Europe holds its breath as world’s third largest economic power and most populous EU country faces crossroadsGerman voters go to the polls today but it is a different world from when the campaign began only a few weeks ago.Nearly 60 million ­people are choosing a government that will have to grapple with the breakdown of the transatlantic alliance under Donald Trump and new threats to European security just as the country’s vaunted economic model is hitting the skids. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Discontented Germany votes in an election with economy, migration and far

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

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23 h. ago Leading contenders make their final appeals to German voters before a landmark election

The contenders in Germany’s election are making their final appeals to voters

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28 h. ago German election live updates: Final poll predicts large gains for AfD hours before voters cast ballots

Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history

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48 h. ago German election live updates: Final poll predicts large gains for AfD days before voters cast ballots

Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history

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52 h. ago 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 economyGermany is used to running its economy with the brake on. Ever since the 2008 financial crisis Berlin has sought to burnish a reputation as the world capital of fiscal discipline, with a near-pious aversion to debt and pride in strong government finances.Under a rule known as the “debt brake” – introduced in 2009 by Angela Merkel to show Germany was committed to balancing the books after the banking crash – the federal government is required to limit annual borrowing to 0.35% of GDP. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago German voters head to the polls this weekend – here is what to expect

German voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect a parliament that will hold power for four years

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54 h. ago Elon Musk wants the far right AfD to win the German election

Germany’s leading political figures say Musk will face consequences for his endorsement of the country’s far-right party, Tom Watling and Alicja Hagopian write

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54 h. ago Germany voters head to the polls this weekend – here is what to expect

German voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect a parliament that will hold power for four years

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3 d. ago German voters head to the polls on Sunday – here is what to expect

German voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect a parliament that will hold power for four years

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