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Germany Faces Political Shifts as Key Parties Prepare for 2025 Election

The fallout from the collapse of the coalition government intensifies, with new alliances, policy debates, and leadership strategies shaping the political landscape.

  • The FDP has withdrawn support for a tax reform aimed at addressing 'cold progression,' leaving the proposal stalled until after the February 2025 Bundestag election.
  • Alice Weidel has been named the AfD's first-ever chancellor candidate, despite no realistic path to forming a government due to the party's isolation in coalition politics.
  • Sahra Wagenknecht's BSW party prepares for its first taste of governance, with coalition agreements in Brandenburg and potentially in Thuringia, marking a shift from opposition to shared responsibility.
  • In Saxony, a CDU-SPD minority government is forming, requiring cross-party collaboration to pass legislation in a politically fragmented state parliament.
  • Chancellor Olaf Scholz defends his policies and leadership ahead of the election, while the SPD and Greens see slight gains in recent polls, contrasting with losses for the CDU/CSU and AfD.
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