A critical juncture for Germany: Politics, prosperity, and power at stake
The Christian Democrats, with its frontrunner Friedrich Merz, won the Bundestag election in Germany – by a wide margin ahead of the far-right AfD in second place and the Social Democrats, which plummeted to a historic low. The country is now at a critical juncture: Politics, prosperity, and power are at stake.
By Ulrich Deupmann
24 February 2025