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Germans go to the polls this Sunday to elect a new Bundestag parliament, which will then determine who replaces Chancellor Angela Merkel. But who can vote? And who can be elected? Here are the main facts. Go to article
These three candidates are vying to succeed Angela Merkel in a parliamentary election that is projected to be close.
Here is where the six main parties stand on the most important topics such as climate, taxes and social security.
The race is close, and who will lead the country into the post-Merkel era is far from decided.
TV viewers in Germany watching a popular quiz show were left flummoxed when a news ticker appeared to show the projected results of the German election two days before polls opened. Far-right leaders seized the moment.
Germany's electoral system is complicated — really complicated. But there are good reasons for that.
DW takes a look at Germany's colorful shorthand for how various coalitions governments could shape up.
Germany's Social Democrats are leading in opinion polls. DW looks back at the party's tumultuous history.
Merkel's CDU is not just Germany's leading party, but is also an institution that's very much the product of history.
Germany's first female chancellor has not been able to enact gender parity or equity in many realms. Why not?
The number of election-related crimes in Germany appears to have increased significantly since the last general election. Leading politicians have reported hostility and physical attacks
The Biden administration will add clauses to future government contracts mandating jabs for federal contractors. Elsewhere, South Korea reported record high infections fueled by a three-day holiday. DW has the latest.
The fundamentalist group, which now rules Afghanistan, put the bodies on display to deter others. The move comes after a Taliban founder said executions and amputations will return.
A lack of truck drivers has led to delivery bottlenecks and fuel rationing across the UK. Industry associations estimate Britain needs 100,000 more drivers to meet demand.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the elections as "free and fair." But members of the Communist Party and others don't agree.
Over 100 members of the moderate Islamist Ennahda movement have stepped down due to frustration with their party's leader. Meanwhile, international rights groups have slammed a "power grab" by President Kais Saied.
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have also returned home after over 1,000 days in Chinese custody as part of the US-brokered deal that saw the release of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
The Taliban wish to address the UN General Assembly. But will other nations recognize, let alone engage with them?
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Change has been the buzzword of the German election campaign. But much of it is empty talk.
Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz has promised to meet them to discuss the climate emergency.
Shyam Sunder Jyani isn't just planting trees — he's nurturing a caring relationship between people and nature.
Commercial flights to the Canary Island have been called due to an "accumulation of ash."
The Swiss parliament already passed same-sex marriage, but conservative politicians wanted citizens to vote on it.
After Washington said it will share highly sensitive defense tech with Australia, all eyes are on the Indo-Pacific.
Suicides among students who have taken the NEET medical entrance exam have alarmed authorities in Tamil Nadu.
The documentary portrays divisions in Afghan society, as well as the government's false claims.
Every four years, Germany elects a new government. This time around, we have a special surprise just for you.
