Month: April 2026
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German centrist politics in crisis: the 2026 Landtag elections
German states possess considerable powers under the constitution, so elections to state parliaments always matter. But state elections taking place in 2026 have far wider implications. At stake is Germany’s nearly 80-year old tradition of centrist coalition government, in which a parliamentary majority is fashioned through negotiation and compromise among parties with only minority support…
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The Bundestag Election 2025
This blog contains a series of posts about the election to Germany’s parliament (the Bundestag) on 23 February 2025. Originally published between January and May 2025, the posts offer a record of what seemed important at the time. The election was triggered by the collapse of the three-party coalition that had governed Germany since 2021.…